Fogging In Ludhiana To Start From April 1 Onwards

Ludhiana, March 30, 2016: Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Miss Apneet Riyait today stated that the district administration is all geared up to check the spread of vector borne and water borne diseases in the district. She said that to make sure these diseases are checked well in advance, the Health Department as well as the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation would be starting fogging from April 1, 2016 onwards. Miss Riyait was chairing District Level National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme & Water Borne Monitoring Committee Meeting held at Bachat Bhawan, here today.
She said that joint teams of Health Department would take out special drives in the high risk areas and immediate action would be taken from where the dengue cases were reported last year. Miss Riyait said that a request regarding this has already been sent to Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana.
During the meeting, the ADC (D) issued strict instructions to Ludhiana MC staff that they should carry surveys in high risk areas and make sure the mosquito larvae is eradicated. MC officials informed that some shopkeepers are habitual offenders and dengue larvae are found from their premises almost every year despite the fact that they are challaned. Miss Apneet Riyait said that if some habitual offenders are also found, then instead of a challan, an FIR under section 133 of CrPC should be registered against them.
Today’s meeting was held to discuss future plan of action to check the spread of vector borne and water borne diseases in the district. But some of the department’s failed to send their officers or representatives, which was taken very seriously by the ADC (D). She asked her staff to make sure the absentees file a detailed reply mentioning reason of their absence.
ADC (D) Miss Apneet Riyait said that people should also assist the district administration in keeping their surroundings clean. She also urged officers from all government departments to perform their duties with utmost devotion and honestly so that precious lives can be saved.
Civil Surgeon Dr Renu Chhatwal, Medical Officer from MC Dr Charanjit Uppal, besides several others were present during the meeting.