Anti-dengue walk in Wapda Town

All possible steps being taken to ensure there is no outbreak of dengue fever in city this year, says MPA Khokhar

LAHORE:

A walk was held on Sunday to raise awareness about measures to prevent an outbreak of dengue fever in the city.

Participants of the event arranged by the Cooperatives Department walked from the Wapda Town Chowk to Iqbal Avenue. Addressing the speakers, MPA Saiful Malook Khokhar said inspections of graveyards, vacant plots and playgrounds were already underway in the city.

He said all possible steps were being taken to ensure that there was no outbreak of dengue fever in the city this year. Cooperatives Registrar Javed Iqbal Bukhari, District Officer Muhammad Iqbal, DDO Farrukh Hayat Pannu, Iqbal Town Assistant Commissioner Ali Shahzad, officials of the Health, Labour and Education Departments and the Lahore Waste Management Company participated in the walk besides residents of the area.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 20^th, 2015.