Anti-Aedes campaign in Ctg tomorrow
A daylong anti-Aedes mosquito campaign will be launched tomorrow in all districts and upazilas of Chattogram division.
The decision was made at a coordination meeting to kill Aedes mosquitoes and prevent dengue, organised by Chattogram division and district commissioners at Chattogram Circuit House.
Chattogram City Corporation Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin was the chief guest, with divisional commissioner Abdul Mannan in the chair.
Mannan said the dengue situation in Chattogram is much better compared to the rest of the country. Some 1,100 patients were identified with dengue fever in the 11 districts while 400 patients were undergoing treatment.
“Of them, only two patients, one in Cox’s Bazar and another in Noakhali, died,” he said. However, authorities should not be lax in dealing with the situation, he added. Mayor Nasir said making people aware and getting them involved in cleanup campaigns is key to destroying breeding grounds of mosquitoes. “CCC has been prioritising this matter from the very beginning of the season,” he added.
Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Ilias Hossain suggested conducting a one-day programme to destroy Aedes mosquitoes and their breeding grounds, and his suggestion was later accepted at the meeting.
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