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| Posted: 24 Jun 2009 17:23 | ||
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The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is seeking the assistance of 19 police stations in the city to curb the dengue menace as some of the Public Health Inspectors who had gone to inspect premises had been threatened by certain residents, Commissioner Badrani Jayawardana told the Daily News yesterday.
Already 58 people have been prosecuted for keeping stagnant water in their premises, breeding grounds for mosquitoes and 50,000 houses were checked and many awareness programs conducted to keep the city clean but the mosquito menace is still not under control, she said. Campaigns were carried out even during the weekends, from the beginning of the year with shramadana programs. The Civil Defence Force also took part. Cleaning of drains with the participation of prisoners and CMC workers were carried out to eradicate the mosquito menace but the problem has still been not completely resolved, she said. “There were eight deaths in the city limits while 560 dengue cases were reported this year. “But when comparing these figures with the 2004 figures, the number of patients reported in June 2004 was 300 but this year it was only 160 patients,” CMC Medical Health Officer Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam said. “Cleaning premises and dumping garbage near the road side would not solve the problem. “Even a tea spoon full of water is enough for the dengue mosquito to breed. But the conservative attitude of some residents and even officials prevented the eradication program becoming successful,” he said. |
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