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Drone survey targets dengue hotspots in capital

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A drone flies over a residential area under the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to survey potential breeding sites of Aedes mosquitoes on Wednesday amid an outbreak of dengue fever in the capital. NN photo

Staff Reporter :
Amid the worsening dengue situation in the capital, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has deployed drones to identify mosquito breeding hotspots, especially on rooftop gardens to contain the situation.
DNCC Chief Executive Officer Selim Reza launched the survey program in Mohammadpur area on Wednesday. Officials said that the drone survey is going on in five areas under the DNCC to identify stagnant water on rooftops.

The DNCC official said that last year’s drone deployment yielded good results in this regard.
Moreover, anti-mosquito drives will continue from July 8 to 13, he added.

Selim Reza said, “The survey will take 15 working days to complete its inspection in the entire jurisdiction of the DNCC. The survey also depends on weather conditions.”
Responding to a query, Selim Reza said the DNCC decided to employ drones to inspect whether water has accumulated on rooftops, aimed at eliminating Aedes mosquitoes’ hubs.
Five separate drones will be utilized to survey the rooftop of every house in the city over the next four days, he added.
The DNCC Chief Executive Officer said conducting surveys by physically visiting each roof is not feasible due to the close proximity of houses in the city. He said that mobile courts will also work to facilitate the survey activities.

Immediate fines will be imposed if mosquito larvae are found on roofs.

He also urged residents to maintain cleanliness in their yards and roofs to avert breeding of Aedes mosquitoes, which carry the dengue virus.
Though, it is not possible to identify larvae with drones, but water can be identified in roof gardens by it.

Last year, images of 365,000 North City homes were collected. Out of this, 2,800 houses had roof gardens. Mosquito larvae were found in about 25 of them.