Mosquito Control Activities: DNCC inspection drives continue
During a sudden drive to inspect workers who conduct mosquito control activities, Jamal Mustafa, DNCC's acting mayor, and Atiqul Islam, the corporation's mayor elect, visited Mohammadpur area under ward-31 yesterday.
During this time, they talked with locals and listened to their problems regarding mosquitoes and waste management.
As the drive went on, DNCC Magistrate Masud Hossain slapped a total fine of Tk 97,000 against six establishments, including a restaurant and a diagnostic centre.
Talking to The Daily Star, Jamal said, "We are making sudden visits to different wards to see how well the work is going at ground level. We are also taking samples of insecticides to examine whether they're still working."
To oversee mosquito control activities at ground level, DNCC formed 11 monitoring teams recently. Although Atiqul is yet to take office as mayor, he tagged along with the monitoring team to observe everything.
To begin the day, Jamal and Atiqul visited a government colony around 8:45am and found it unclean and a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Later, they visited different alleys of Nurjahan Road along with Ward-31 Councillor Md Shafiqul Islam.
Meanwhile, they also removed objects which were obstructing footpaths and inspected whether nearby stores were dumping garbage beside roads.
Atiqul said, "Areas surrounding each house should be cleaned by its residents, as it's not only the responsibility of city corporations." He requested citizens to be more active regarding keeping their respective areas clean.
DNCC Chief Health Officer Brig Gen Mominur Rahman Mamun and Secretary Rabindra Sree Barua were also present during the drive.
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