The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Sunday found Aedes mosquito larvae at 5 buildings including an under-construction building of Partex Group on the first day of its combing operation launched to keep the dengue situation under control.
After visiting 30 houses and under-construction buildings, the DSCC mobile court fined Tk 28,000 in five cases after finding a favourable environment for Aedes mosquito breeding at five of them.
Led by DSCC's Executive Magistrate Jahangir Alam, the drive was conducted in the capital's Dhalpur and Maniknagar areas.
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Among others, Ward No. 49 Councilor Badal Sardar, Region-5 Assistant Health Officer Dr. Shihab Uddin and others were present during the drive.
Earlier, Md Mizanur Rahman, chief executive officer of DSCC, directed its officials concerned on various issues and told them to start operating mobile courts at the field level.
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He said that it is a proven method to destroy the breeding sources of Aedes mosquitoes to control the dengue outbreak.
Besides, public awareness is also very important to destroy the breeding sources of Aedes mosquitoes.
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"We hope that through this initiative we will be able to control the dengue disease in the area under the Dhaka South City Corporation," he added.