DSCC's special anti-mosquitoes drive at 97 edu institutions

As part of its special combing operation against Aedes mosquitoes that carry dengue diseases, the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has conducted a drive at 97 educational institutions in Dhaka.

In coordination with the DSCC's Health Department and Waste Management Department, it started the special drive on Tuesday due to the sudden spate of dengue fever resulting in severe causalities in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country in recent times.

The DSCC's concerned departments conducted a drive at 97 educational institutions on Wednesday as part of an increasing awareness campaign by distributing leaflets among students to prevent dengue.

In the campaign, the authorities concerned are taking special care of the premises and surroundings of the educational institutions whether these are kept clean or not.

Besides, bleaching powder is sprinkled there if necessary while larvicide and adulticide activities are being conducted in those educational institutions with the participation of the officers and employees of the city corporation, school authorities, and teachers concerned.

As part of the campaign on Wednesday, a cleanliness drive was conducted in 97 educational institutions, including 11 venues in Region-1, 12 in Region-2, 25 spots in Region-3, 13 in Region-4, 16 in Region-5, 3 in Region-6, 3 in Region-7, 5 in Region-8, 5 in Region-9 and 4 institutions in Region-10.

The ongoing drive would continue in all educational institutions in phases, reads a press release issued Wednesday.

Meanwhile, DSCC Mobile Courts fined 12 establishments Tk 1.25 lakh on the charge of finding Aedes Mosquitoes Larva on their premises the same day.

/KN/