Chennai Corporation takes steps to curb mosquitoes
Posted on: 31/Aug/2013 3:19:29 PM
Chennai Corporation who has been taking several steps in civic matters is now forced to concentrate on the mosquito menace. There is a high rise in the mosquito density and because of this there is a raise of malaria in several parts of the city.
Now Chennai Corporation keeping this in mind, has allocated one malaria worked for every 500 households in the city. Each of the malaria workers has been provided with a list of addresses for targeted mosquito control operations. The malaria workers will shoulder responsibility of mosquito control in each of the houses. If a resident complains about mosquitoes in any of the houses, the malaria worker concerned will be responsible.
The worker will have to screen all 500 households in a week. As many as 3,000 malaria workers will have lists of door numbers of 15 lakh households in the city. The Corporation has also asked residents’ associations to talk to the workers concerned to make use of the new system. The workers will remove mosquito breeding sources in any household that reports high mosquito density.
Complaints regarding mosquitoes can be made to the helpline 1913
