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The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has started registering a emergence in complaints about mosquito density. Councillors person demanded that the GCC prosecute further workers for mosquito power to forestall an summation successful cases of vector borne diseases.
Ward 42 councillor M. Renuka said the mosquito power operations person been disrupted successful the past fewer weeks successful Tondiarpet portion due to the fact that of SIR enactment by 9 of the 13 malaria power workers in the ward.
“We person requested further workers for mosquito power operations astatine the Health Committee gathering held connected Thursday. Chennai Corporation Deputy Commissioner (Health) participated successful the gathering and assured that further workers volition beryllium hired. We person demanded 1 idiosyncratic for 250 houses alternatively of 500 houses. Our country is congested. Unless the Chennai Corporation deploys much workers, we volition not beryllium capable to power mosquito breeding,” said Ms. Renuka. “The enactment connected Form 6 volition resume connected December 14. So, we person requested much workers for mosquito control immediately,” she said.
Ward 4 councillor R. Jayaraman said that the mosquito density has accrued successful Tiruvottiyur adjacent aft fogging operations were done successful respective areas. “I person 13 workers for mosquito control successful my ward. The fogging work has nary interaction connected mosquito density,” helium said.
Nammazhwar of the Federation of North Chennai Residents Welfare Associations said the engineering solutions provided by GCC for reducing mosquito density successful his neighbourhood successful Madhavaram portion by restoration of Thanikachalam Canal has been palmy successful immoderate parts of the ward 29 and ward 30, portion encroachments from Nagathamman Temple to Retteri Junction on 750 metres of the canal person increased mosquito density.
“Mosquito density has reduced successful houses on a agelong of 2 km aft palmy restoration of the canal. But the hold successful removal of 75 encroachments successful the canal has led to an summation successful mosquito density successful the area. Before the restoration project, residents utilized to adjacent doors and windows astatine 5 p.m. due to the fact that of mosquitoes,” helium said.
A. Francis, president of the Federation of Thoraipakkam Residents’ Welfare Associations, said residents person complained astir an summation successful mosquito breeding sources successful vacant plots successful areas specified arsenic Anand Nagar successful Thoraipakkam successful GCC ward 193 aft the rain. An authoritative of the Chennai Corporation said mosquito power enactment volition beryllium strengthened successful each the 15 zones of the city.
