Hyderabad, July 2 (NSS): As per the instructions of the GHMC Commissioner, the Addl. Commissioner (Health), GHMC, conducted a review meeting on dengue control in GHMC on Tuesday. The Chief Entomologist, Senior Entomologists & Asst. Entomologists attended the meeting.
During the meeting, the following Action plans were discussed. Attendance of the Entomology staff should be regular as per FRS strictly; anti larval operations should be done as per Pin Point Program submitted to representatives; Fogging should be conducted for every six days and also maintain log books, proper records.
Special drive for 10 days covering all Hot Spots, Dengue +ve case areas, focus on ALO, IEC & Fogging identified 4,846 colonies, doing regular anti-laral and anti-adult mosquito measures in all Dengue identified areas; one Entomology worker should cover three colonies in six days so that the total colonies 4846 should be covered in a week; In each Colony, total Entomology staff will meet all the representatives, local leaders and colony presidents; Dy Commissioners should check randomly in +ve case effective area along with concerned Senior Entomologist.
Circle wise Stock recordsØ & Registers should be maintained by concerned AE and 100% checked by SE & CE to check @ random in any Circle during visit; the SE should visit the each +ve case area and submit the ATR; all the Dengue case houses should be sprayed Pyrethrum in and around at least 30 to 50 houses; Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities should be taken up regularly, with the involvement of school children’s and colleges on every Friday; Conducting Sunday 10am, 10 minutes programme in all colonies; Camps conducting in Hot Spot colonies in coordination with Medical & Health Department (Preventive & Curative); Involving women self-help groups in Charminar Zone area for motivating the community prepared Month-wise Health Calendar activities as per seasons with the coordination of all line Departments; Releasing of Gambusia fish in all baby ponds, all mosquito breeding sites; Concentrating on migration cases; Attending all the mosquito menace grievances receiving through GHMC online, My GHMC App, e-mails, Twitter, general public, corporators and VIPs etc. every day; the 6 No’s of FTCs (Floating Trash Collectors) were utilizing @ 1 to each Zone and these machines were utilized for cleaning of lakes & removal of water hyacinth.
Each lake should be inspected by concerned SE / AE; EFAs should be mapped for edges of the lake on all sides for maintenance.
In view of the above, GHMC is taking up all precautions for effective surveillance and control of mosquito breeding and spread of vector borne diseases
