Take anti-dengue measures: Dy CM

Chandigarh, October 21

Giving a clarion call to people to join dengue-control efforts, Deputy Chief Minister OP Soni, who also holds the portfolio of health, asked people to observe a ‘dry day’ in the state every Sunday, unfailingly. “To check the surge of dengue, it is mandatory that people clean all sorts of water containers at least once a week and break the breeding cycle of the larva,” he said.

Reviewing the status of dengue spread and control measures put in place in a virtual meeting with all civil surgeons and epidemiologists of the state, Soni said 12,80,645 households had been inspected and mosquito breeding was seen in 21,683 of them. So, it is mandatory that people check water accumulation in their houses. — TNS