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Delhi Advances Early Dengue Control With Two-Warning Policy

The government has moved up its mosquito-control operations, issuing two warnings before fines to protect residents ahead of peak dengue season.

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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta during a meeting on vector borne diseases on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on July 16 ordered immediate fogging and directed that households receive two warnings before any challan is issued for mosquito breeding
  • Over 509,000 homes have been fogged and anti-mosquito spraying completed, with larvae eradicated in more than 71,000 premises
  • Biological control measures include the release of larvivorous fish at 279 water-stagnation hotspots across the city
  • Public outreach features 197 polyfoam charts, 3,408 warning stickers and legal actions comprising 939 notices and 209 prosecutions against persistent offenders
  • A July 15 special drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi inspected 121,344 premises, destroying breeding sites at 1,415 high-risk locations such as construction zones, parks and water facilities