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Build, don?t breed disease
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BMC may send notices to builders, says cesspools on construction sites are ideal spots for dengue-carriers
Santosh Andhale / PTI
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to take action against the builders who have not taken care to ensure that the water tanks dug for construction purposes do not breed harmful mosquitoes.
In the past two weeks, several patients were brought to hospitals in the city, as they were suffering from diseases caused by mosquito bites.
According to the BMC sources, the open tanks at several construction sites in the city have become the breeding ground for these harmful mosquitoes whose bites cause critical ailments such as dengue, malaria and yellow fever.
Most cases of the suspected fever were detected in suburban areas where the construction work on several buildings is going on.
The BMC officials said once the preventive steps to contain the disease are taken, they would send notices to builders and take action against those found guilty of spreading the disease through open tanks.
BMC executive health officer Jayraj Thanekar said that next week, they will take steps against the guilty builders.
People in Raunak co-operative society, where a dengue case was detected, complained that a builder nearby had kept a tank at a construction site opened.
"People are complaining about the tank, but the builder is not doing anything to cover it," said S V Joshi, secretary of the co-operative society.
How does Dengue spread?
Dengue is spread through the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito. The mosquito gets the virus by biting an infected person. The first symptoms of the disease occur about 5-7 days after the infected bite. There is no way to tell if a mosquito is carrying the dengue virus. Therefore, people must protect themselves from all mosquito bite
Where do mosquitoes breed?
Dengue mosquitoes breed in stored, exposed water collection systems.
The favoured breeding places are: Barrels, drums, jars, pots, buckets, flower vases, plant-pots, tanks, discarded bottles, tins, tyres, water coolers and a lot more places where rain water is collected or is stored
Prevention Protect yourself from the bite. Wear full-sleeve clothes or long dresses to cover the hands and legs
Dengue claims 5 in Vidarbha
Akola: Dengue has claimed five lives in as many days in Maharshtra's Vidarbha region, official sources said on Sunday. While the disease claimed three lives in Buldana district, two children died in Yeotmal district. The latest casualty in Buldana was an infant from Shelgaon village, who died on October 5. When contacted, Buldana district hospital civil surgeon Ghorpade confirmed the deaths and said five persons affected by dengue were being treated at the hospital.
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=2&articleid=10820062259139371082006225757156
BMC may send notices to builders, says cesspools on construction sites are ideal spots for dengue-carriers
Santosh Andhale / PTI
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to take action against the builders who have not taken care to ensure that the water tanks dug for construction purposes do not breed harmful mosquitoes.
In the past two weeks, several patients were brought to hospitals in the city, as they were suffering from diseases caused by mosquito bites.
According to the BMC sources, the open tanks at several construction sites in the city have become the breeding ground for these harmful mosquitoes whose bites cause critical ailments such as dengue, malaria and yellow fever.
Most cases of the suspected fever were detected in suburban areas where the construction work on several buildings is going on.
The BMC officials said once the preventive steps to contain the disease are taken, they would send notices to builders and take action against those found guilty of spreading the disease through open tanks.
BMC executive health officer Jayraj Thanekar said that next week, they will take steps against the guilty builders.
People in Raunak co-operative society, where a dengue case was detected, complained that a builder nearby had kept a tank at a construction site opened.
"People are complaining about the tank, but the builder is not doing anything to cover it," said S V Joshi, secretary of the co-operative society.
How does Dengue spread?
Dengue is spread through the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito. The mosquito gets the virus by biting an infected person. The first symptoms of the disease occur about 5-7 days after the infected bite. There is no way to tell if a mosquito is carrying the dengue virus. Therefore, people must protect themselves from all mosquito bite
Where do mosquitoes breed?
Dengue mosquitoes breed in stored, exposed water collection systems.
The favoured breeding places are: Barrels, drums, jars, pots, buckets, flower vases, plant-pots, tanks, discarded bottles, tins, tyres, water coolers and a lot more places where rain water is collected or is stored
Prevention Protect yourself from the bite. Wear full-sleeve clothes or long dresses to cover the hands and legs
Dengue claims 5 in Vidarbha
Akola: Dengue has claimed five lives in as many days in Maharshtra's Vidarbha region, official sources said on Sunday. While the disease claimed three lives in Buldana district, two children died in Yeotmal district. The latest casualty in Buldana was an infant from Shelgaon village, who died on October 5. When contacted, Buldana district hospital civil surgeon Ghorpade confirmed the deaths and said five persons affected by dengue were being treated at the hospital.