Can’t go door to door killing mosquitoes
Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam said punitive measures will be taken against those found responsible in Aedes mosquito breeding.
"It is difficult for the city corporation to go door to door to kill mosquitoes," he said while speaking as chief guest at the inaugural function of an awareness campaign organised by Dhaka North City Corporation at Mirpur yesterday.
"City dwellers are being made aware of the issue through campaigns. Entire communities cannot be harmed due to the negligence of a few," he said of those who facilitate mosquito breeding through accumulation of water in and around their homes, despite repeated warnings.
"This is a punishable offence," the minister added. "If these mosquito breeding grounds are not destroyed, legal action will be taken against the negligent by conducting mobile courts," he warned.
Tajul said the two city corporations have appointed 10 magistrates to run the mobile courts. DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam also joined the programme.
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