DSCC, DNCC start drives to stop breeding of Aedes mosquitoes

The authorities of two Dhaka city corporations have started drives on Sunday to stop breeding of Aedes mosquitoes in order to prevent dengue fever.

The regional executive officers of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) have carried out drives at several places of their respective areas in the capital.

The DNCC carried out drives at Karwan Bazar, Uttara, Mirpur -2, Mirpur-10, Harirampur, Vatara, Satarkul, Uttar Khan and Dhakkhin Khan.

The DSCC carried out drives at Gulistan, Sadarghat, Kaptan Bazar and some areas in old parts of Dhaka. 

The two city corporations started carrying out drives following the strong directives of the government.

The drives aim to help prevent breeding of Aedes mosquitoes during the current month (May) and in the upcoming rainy season.

The officials of DSCC and DNCC started the drives against Aedes mosquitoes in line with the decisions taken at an interministerial meeting on dengue held recently in the capital.

Earlier the Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Md Tajul Islam warned that the government will take stern action against the persons who fail to remove stagnant water from their respective buildings and premises to help stop breeding of Aedes mosquitoes.

He has requested the owners of the  houses including public and private buildings to keep their respective houses or buildings neat and clean and free from breeding of Aedes mosquitoes by removing stagnant water seen in the roofs, toilet commodes and several places of under construction buildings.

“Our drive will continue. We seek cooperation from all to stop the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes and prevention of dengue fever in coming days,” he said on Sunday.

Aedes mosquito is the carrier of dengue fever.

It (Aedes mosquito) breeds in clear water and prefers a subtropical climate and urban or semi-urban landscapes.

The disease is endemic in Bangladesh where heavy rains during the monsoon season create the perfect breeding ground for the mosquito-borne virus, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).