In this file photo, a worker of the Rawalpindi District Health Authority carries out anti-dengue spray at the Rawalpindi Press Club. Photo: Agha Mahroz/EXPRESS
The Secretary of Archives of Punjab/In-charge anti-dengue measures, Saqib Manan, chaired a District Emergency Response Committee (DERC) meeting on Friday and took briefing on anti-dengue measures in the district.
The secretary said that measures to eradicate larvae should continue. He visited the Lyallpur Park and released larvae-eating Tilapia fish in the water pond.
Deputy Commissioner Imran Hamid Sheikh, District Coordinator Dr Zulqarnain, Deputy Director of Fisheries, Shahid Maqbool, and other officers of various departments were present on the occasion.
The secretary of archives termed the move to release larvae-eating fish in the ponds as beneficial.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 17th, 2022.
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