To prevent the outbreak of water-borne diseases like malaria and the dengue during the monsoon, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has geared up to prosecute people on whose premises mosquitoes are found breeding.
The civic administration has implemented preventive measures like fogging and fumigation, besides launching a massive publicity campaign to create awareness about dengue and controlling mosquitoes.
32 teams visiting every locality
Moreover, 32 dedicated teams comprising multi-purpose workers (MPW) from the local public health centres (PHC) are in a combat mode visiting each and every locality. The health department has already issued notices to developers warning them of action if they fail to implement preventive measures at their on-going under construction sites in the twin-city.
In case prospective breeding spots are found ignored at construction sites, stay will be imposed on construction activity under the provisions of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act-1949 and sections 268 and 269 of the IPC for unlawful and negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
Residents told to follow simple precautionary measures
The MBMC has appealed to people to follow some simple precautionary measures to combat spread of epidemic like tightly closing the lids of water tanks, keeping the surroundings clean and hygienic, covering the vent pipes of toilets with filters, carrying out Abate treatment in large water storage containers or tanks and promptly consulting a doctor or the nearest PHC immediately if suffering from high-grade fever.
“People should promote clean surroundings and make efforts to ensure water stagnation does not take place,” said civic chief Dilip Dhole. Apart from stray cases reported from slums, dengue cases are found to be more prevalent in posh residential pockets as indoors, the Aedes mosquito breeds in feng-shui plants, flower pots, fish tanks and unused tyres.
"At present 11 suspected dengue patients and 8 cases of malaria have been detected in the twin-city," said health in-charge, Dr Nandkishore Lahane.
The MBMC has armed itself with 30 tempos equipped with fumigation machines to ensure that sanitation workers can reach a much larger area to make the exercise easy and effective.
