Dengue Larvae: Wapda, tyre warehouses sealed

LAHORE: Anti-dengue squads of the Environment Protection Department on Thursday sealed a Wapda warehouse in Shalimar Town and two tyre stores in Naulakha Market after dengue larvae were found there. Five FIRs have been registered against the management of warehouses and a nursery in Garden Town where the larvae were found. Environment Protection Secretary Iqbal Muhammad Chauhan said the crackdown against dengue was being expedited. He said the department staff had been working on even their off days against dengue fever.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 8^th, 2014.