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Intensive vector control drive mooted

Staff Reporter

Help of Kudumbasree, NGOs sought

Thiruvananthapuram: The district health administration has decided to intensify vector control activities by observing all Sundays as `dry days,' when all possible vector-breeding sites would be eliminated or emptied of stagnant water.

Sustained elimination of all rainwater stagnation sites such as old tyres, plastic cups, coconut shells and flower pots as well as flower vases or refrigerator drip trays inside households alone would help in the reduction of Aedes species.

This is the message that should be conveyed to the public, health officials said at a training programme for health inspectors on prevention of communicable diseases held here on Wednesday. Health Minister P.K. Sreemathy, attended the meeting.

Ward-level and block-level committees would be formed for the implementation of `dry day' every Sunday.

The help of Kudumbasree volunteers and NGOs are also being sought in taking up house visits to create awareness on the same among the public.

The first of the `dry day' drives would be launched on October 29.

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