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The government will import state-of-the-art machines from Germany to remove floating garbage dumps and hyacinths from the water bodies to strengthen the anti-mosquito drive, Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam said on Thursday.
The LGRD Minister said this at a virtual inter-ministry meeting on destroying Aedes mosquito and prevention of Dengue.
He said the machine is being imported to destroy mosquito breeding zones and ensure proper water flow in canals and other water bodies in Dhaka and other city corporations.
“The machine is capable of removing dumps even one meter under water, besides cleaning above-water hyacinths”, said Tajul.
He said adequate insecticides, fogging machines and manpower have been ensured to destroy the Aedes mosquitos.
Meanwhile, mobile court drives will be conducted and legal actions will be taken against those who will be found responsible in breeding mosquitoes, he said.
City Corporations have authority to take legal action against any individual or organization who obstructs the process of destroying Aedes mosquito and prevention of Dengue disease, said the minister.