GHMC To Launch Massive Fogging, Spraying Operations

Hyderabad, Oct.26 (Maxim News): GHMC will take up massive fogging and spraying operations on 385 Kms on Nalas to control larva and also at Tourist places, public gathering places, said the Commissioner, GHMC Lokesh Kumar.

Commissioner held a review meeting with the Entomology wing and said that when compared to last month, the number of Dengu cases drastically fallen and apart from 150 fogging machines another 150 were added.

The Commissioner, instructed the entomology wing to take up fogging at all slums and at mosquito breeding vulnerable points on a massive scale. Further, the Commissioner, said more focus should be made on 385 kms all along nalas and to cover high risk and at vulnerable points. Steps being taken to increase staff in entomology wing by taking surplus staff from other sections.

Vehicles fitted with fogging machines should at least cover 9000 Kms every week altogether. Commissioner instructed to strictly maintain schedule records, like at which area, on what date etc.(Maxim News)