With another patient losing his life at HFH on Friday, dengue continues to haunt residents of the twin cities. PHOTO: FILE
Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan said on Friday that the government had inspected of 34,329 sites for dengue larvae.
He said indoors sprays and fogging would be carried out at high-risk union councils on the recommendations of the Technical Advisory Committee.
He was presiding over the Central Emergency Response Committee for Dengue.
Ministers Khalil Tahir Sindhu, Rana Mashhood Ahmed and Bilal Yasin also attended the meeting.
Sanaullah said the number of high-risk union councils had declined from 24 to 19.
He said pamphlets and brochures would be distributed at homes to raise awareness about the disease.
He said arrangements for a Dengue Day on November 3 had been completed.
DCO VISITS CITY
Meanwhile, the DCO visited several parts of the city to inspect the anti-dengue campaign.
The DCO visited Union Council 72, Urdu Bazaar and Bhatti Gate localities to inspect arrangements regarding the public campaign.
He went door-to-door and asked the residents to keep their localities clean and to remove standing water.
He also registration of an FIR against the owner of Malik Theatre located at Bhatti Gate where dengue larvae were found. Talking to newsmen, he said an awareness seminar and walk would be held at LDA Model Girls High School in Johar Town on Saturday (today) in connection with the anti-dengue campaign.
EPD registers 8 FIRs
Environment Protection Department (EPD) squads on Friday inspected 293 places in the city and registered eight FIRs against owners of buildings where dengue larvae were found.
The EPD also issued 19 notices in this regard.
EPD Secretary Anwar Rasheed led the inspection at Kashmiri Marble Workshop in Makkah Colony where dengue larvae were found.
He directed the Environment Director Younas Zahid to remove the larvae and register an FIR against the workshop owner. Other squads inspected various places and registered eight FIRs against Almadina Milk Shop, Mian Plastic Bottle Warehouse, Zain Plastic Traders, Data Plastic Factory, Mashallah Plastic Traders, Farooq Plastic Company in Misri Shah, and Zaroon Khan Scrapyard on Shah Kamal Road. Talking to newsmen, Rasheed said the government had issued several warnings to people to keep their localities clean. He said the EPD had also issued dengue prevention guidelines in this regard.
He said the government had launched a huge public awareness campaign and taken action against those who did not comply with the guidelines.
Rasheed said negligence by EPD officials would not be tolerated. He said the department would continue the inspections until the threat of dengue fever was completely eradicated.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 2nd, 2013.
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