City Desk :
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Sunday conducted special anti-mosquito drive in 7 wards to curb dengue alongside its regular activities.
A team of DSCC comprised with its health department and waste management department ran the drive in wards 12, 15, 31, 53, 55 and 57, said a DSCC press release today.
It said that in the drive, 13 workers participated in larviciding activities, while 13 workers in adulticiding activities and 210 cleaners from waste management department.
The breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes have been destroyed through special larvicidal and adulticidal activities around dengue patients’ residences as per the list of DGHS provided September 21, added the release.
During the drive, leaflets were distributed in different wards to create awareness.