MCD conducts drive against mosquito breeding at construction sites
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a comprehensive drive to combat mosquito breeding at construction sites, identifying them as potential hotspots for mosquitoes.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a comprehensive drive to combat mosquito breeding at construction sites, identifying them as potential hotspots for mosquitoes.
Ahead of the upcoming festive and winter season, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a campaign to remove garbage and construction waste to curb pollution.
In an effort to combat the spread of vector borne diseases such as Dengue, Malaria, and Chikungunya, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday said to have conducted a special drive to check for mosquito breeding at construction sites across all 12 zones of the Corporation.
“With the aim to prevent the water logging incidents in the ongoing monsoon season, NDMC has launched an intensive drive from 20th July to 22nd July to check and clean all the bell mouths alongside roads in its jurisdiction,” the civic body said.
However, the bulldozer razed several booths and kiosks that were constructed along the roadside but there was no protest by the people in the area.
In its first phase of demolition drive, it will cover several parts of South Delhi including Karni Singh Shooting Range area in Tughlakabad and around Mehrauli Badarpur Road.
BMC’s safaigadis engaged in different wards did the awareness on Swachh Survekshan 2022 and Swachhata Pakhawada along with usual collection segregated waste , E waste and DHW. Recently BMC has sold six metric tons of E waste to the selected recycler certified by the State Pollution Control Board.
As a part of the beautification drive, corporation buildings, metro pillars, schools, and key roundabouts have been beautified with an aim to make Delhi a 'Clean & Beautiful' city
The campaign will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million kids in parts of the country who have "previously remained inaccessible to vaccination campaigns"
A senior official of the state public health department said, "If we get at least 30 lakh doses per week as against the 50 lakh requested by the Chief Minister, we would be able to inoculate the entire state by this year-end with at least one dose of the vaccine."
