JALANDHAR (The Stellar News)– With an aim to sensitize people about Dengue disease, its symptoms and measures to be followed to keep their area free of dengue, the district administration carried out awareness rally against vector- borne disease in Nurmahal town.
The students along with team of health department cover most of areas of the town and educated the people about disease.
They also distributed pamphlets among the people on Dengue and motivated them to clear out stagnant water in their premises, streets and public places.
Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said that people are being made aware about all breeding grounds of mosquitoes. He said that aedes aegypti mosquitoes breed in clear water and flower pots, refrigerator, coolers, tyres and bird feeders and other utensils are normal places besides stagnant water where breeding is found.
He said that as part of the drive, the MC along with health, Education, youth welfare and other departments have formed joint teams to visit door to door for sensitizing the people about breeding grounds in the hot spots. He said that these teams would also carry awareness rallies in the major affected areas.
Further in the rural areas, the teams of Panchayat, health department, EOs, BDPOs arecarring out awareness campaign in all villages so as to sensitize rural folk against the ill-effects of this disease, he added.
The DC said that district administration has launched this drive to keep spread of dengue disease under check by adopting multipronged strategy ranging from enforcement drive to awareness campaign in dengue hotspots adding that a list of dengue affected areas has also been circulated among the stakeholders for effective implementation of the government’s guidelines.
