Legislators plan booth level teams to spread awareness against Dengue

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Aug 01, 2019:  In the wake of increasing cases of Dengue in Mangaluru, MLAs Vedavyas Kamath and Dr Bharath Y Shetty of Mangaluru South and North constituencies respectively plan to set up teams at booth level to sensitize people on the preventive measures  that need to be taken on an urgent basis to check the spread of Dengue.

 

 

This idea was mooted at a meeting  held here on August 1, Thursday  under the presidentship of Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil  and in the presence of   various officials.

Addressing the meeting, Vedavyas Kamath said  the booth level teams will be trained by MCC  health officials and booth level campaign will commence from August 4.

 Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil spoke about the various teams that are at work to check the spread of Dengue. On the complaint that Gujjarakere has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, the DC said  the water there has been checked and no larvae of the Dengue causing mosquito has been found as of now. The administration was also undertaking measures to  drop guppy fish in water bodies, he added.