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In a bid to curb the surge in dengue cases in the Capital City, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has warned that it will impose penalties on households, commercial establishments and institutions if potential sources of dengue mosquito breeding or larvae are found on their premises.
The civic body has decided to impose a penalty of Rs 1,000 on individual households if potential dengue mosquito breeding sources are found on their premises. Similarly, the penalty amount would be Rs 5,000 for commercial establishments and institutions.
“BMC team shall commence random visit and inspection of domestic, commercial and Institutional establishments from 15.08.2023 onward and if potential dengue breeding source/mosquito/larvae is found in any household a fine of Rs.1,000/- shall be imposed and if found in any commercial premise/building/structure or office/institutions, Rs.5,000/- shall be imposed for their negligence,” the BMC said in a release.
“As we all are aware that the monsoon season has arrived and dengue incidents in the city are increasing. Stagnant water which has not been emptied leads to dengue mosquito breeding and in the monsoon the cases increase. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is taking all possible measures to mitigate dengue risks through surveillance of potential dengue mosquito breeding spots, fogging, spraying larvae oil and creating awareness amongst the citizen in general to curb dengue mosquito breeding. However, without active public participation and involvement, this cannot be achieved,” it further read.
“As such there is no vaccine for dengue and hence prevention of mosquito breeding is most crucial to fight this menace. Therefore, I appeal to all the Citizens to inspect the indoor and outdoor surroundings of their houses, offices, institutions, business space/shops and nearby areas to identify possible breeding points/centers such as flower pot, coconut shell, plastic sheets, pet bowl, discarded electronic items, paper cups, unused tyres, unused utensils, cola canes etc. and empty those if found with stagnated water,” it added.
Notably, at least two persons have succumbed to dengue in Bhubaneswar so far this year. As many as 427 patients have been tested positive for dengue out of the total amount of 924 samples tested so far. At least 10 out of the infected persons are reportedly critical.
