Take steps to control dengue in Punjab, officials told

Chandigarh, July 25

As 80 per cent of dengue cases have been reported from urban areas, Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu instructed all stakeholder departments of the State Task Force (STF) to strictly implement the preventive measures to control the outbreak of dengue, malaria, chikungunya and other vector and water-borne diseases.

While presiding over the STF meeting, the Health Minister said the role of the Local Government Department was to ensure spray of insecticides and larvicides for prevention and control of dengue in the urban areas. — TNS