Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The yellow fever mosquito was a species native only to Africa before being mistakenly introduced to the new world due to the slave trade in the 16th century.

New Delhi Mar 25 PTI The Delhi High Court on Friday expressed its displeasure over the city governments failure to amend the law and increase penalty to deter breeding of mosquitoes It said its request fell on deaf ears The high court which had earlier asked the Chief Secretary to personally look into the matter directed the bureaucrat to file an affidavit on the action taken with a rider that if he failed to do so he will have to appear in court on April 22 the next hearing On the aspect of increasing fine we had earlier directed the Chief Secretary to look into and had issued directions Unfortunately nothing has been done seriously and our request fell on deaf ears We direct the Chief Secretary to file an affidavit in this regard within two weeks failing which he shall remain present in the next hearing a special bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh said The court was earlier informed that the proposal to enhance punishment and amend section 482 of the Delhi Municipal Act and Section 390 of the NDMC Act was still pending with the Delhi government for its active consideration At present there is a provision of fine of Rs 500 for people who do not keep their surroundings clean and allow water to stagnate leading to mosquito breeding The bench which was hearing the case concerning large scale mosquito breeding in the city on its own motion listed the matter for rest of the issues on May 6 The court had earlier appointed advocate Rajat Aneja as an amicus curiae to assist it in the matter and also allowed him to participate in the stakeholder meetings The high court had on December 24 2021 directed the East South and North MCDs the Delhi Cantonment Board and New Delhi Municipal Council to set up task forces - to be headed by their commissioners -- to monitor and control mosquito breeding It was informed that separate task forces were constituted at headquarter and zonal levels and the first meeting was held on January 4 Last year the court had also pulled up municipal corporations for their failure to control the spread of dengue which has doubled this year in the national capital saying there was a complete paralysis in civic administration as no one is bothered about the deaths It had said that the authorities have become so populist in their approach that the policies are being made only in populist ways and they are scared of doing anything that will cost them votes PTI SKV VN VN

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 14 (ANI): To prevent the breeding of mosquitoes in water bodies, Chennai Corporation is using drones to spray mosquito larvicide.

New Delhi Feb 25 PTI The Delhi High Court Friday directed the Chief Secretary of the Delhi government to personally look into the aspect of amending the law and increasing the penalty so that it acts as a deterrence against the breeding of mosquitoes which cause vector-borne diseasesThe high court also asked the concerned authorities including civic bodies to furnish their action taken reports concerning control and prevention of vector-borne diseases in Delhi by the next date of hearing on March 25Regarding the proposal to enhance punishment and amend section 482 of the Delhi Municipal Act and Section 390 of the NDMC Act a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh was informed by the Delhi government counsel that it was still pending active considerationPresently there is a fine of Rs 500 for people who do not keep their surroundings clean and allow water to stagnate leading to mosquito breedingWe direct the Chief Secretary Delhi government to personally look into the said aspect so that the amendment in law is brought about at the earliest the bench saidThe bench which was hearing its suo motu case concerning large-scale mosquito breeding in the city was informed by the corporations counsel Divya Prakash Pande that a meeting was called on February 15 to discuss the common protocol to be evolved and finalised for prevention and control of vector-borne diseasesHowever the representatives of the Delhi governments Flood and Irrigation Department and Education Department were not represented The representative of the Flood and Irrigation Department of State of Uttar Pradesh also did not attend the meeting despite notice the court was informedDelhi government counsel Satyakam said that prior notice was not received in the Flood and Irrigation Department and added that the department was willing to shoulder the roles and responsibilities assigned to the department except the sewage treatment plant which falls under the control of Delhi Jal Board and water bodies which are not in the control of Flood and Irrigation DepartmentHe said the Education Department was not aware of the meeting being fixed and assured that representatives of both the departments would attend the next meetingThe court termed it as very unfortunate that the UP governments Flood and Irrigation Department did not participate in the meeting despite service of notice and issued a notice to the Resident Commissioner of the neighbouring state to ensure that the orders are complied withThe court was informed that municipal corporation officials are not allowed to enter Mandoli jail premises by the prison staff to fog to control mosquito breedingThe court then issued notice to the Director-General of Prisons and said that in the next meeting a senior officer from the Headquarters Prisons shall also be presentIt further issued notice to the Director-General Health Services Ministry of Health and Family Welfare noting that there was no representation of the National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme in the meeting despite noticeThe court had earlier appointed advocate Rajat Aneja as an amicus curiae to assist it in the matter and he was also allowed to participate in the stakeholder meetingsThe high court had on December 24 2021 directed that each of the local bodies including East South and North MCDs Delhi Cantonment Board and New Delhi Municipal Council shall set up task forces headed by their commissioners concerned to monitor and control mosquito breedingIt was informed that separate task forces have been constituted at headquarter and zonal levels and the first meeting was held on January 4Last year the court had also pulled up the municipal corporations for their failure to control the spread of dengue which has doubled this year in the national capital saying there was a complete paralysis in civic administration as no one is bothered about the deathsIt had said that the authorities have become so populist in their approach that the policies are being made only in populist ways and they are scared of doing anything that will lose them votes PTI SKV SKV RKS RKS

New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday remarked that its earlier directions over lack of efficiency of municipal employees in containing vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya had fallen on deaf ears.

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): As the tally of Zika virus cases in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur reached 89 on Sunday, the Chief medical officer of Kanpur City, Dr Nepal Singh said that of the total, 32 females have been infected with the mosquito-borne disease.

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 7 (ANI): As 10 new cases of Zika virus were reported in Kanpur on Sunday, the total tally of cases of the mosquito-borne disease in Uttar Pradesh's district stands at 89, Chief medical officer of Kanpur City, Dr Nepal Singh said.

New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): Amidst the increasing dengue cases in the national capital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital informed on Monday that it had admitted nearly 60-70 dengue patients as on date.

New Delhi Oct 23 PTI Amid a spike in cases of dengue in the national capital Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that Delhi was now close to winning the battle against the vector-borne diseaseHe encouraged all city residents to participate actively in the10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute campaign on Sunday to combat denguePeople of Delhi have decided that they would only rest after driving away dengue from the city he saidDelhi is now very close to winning the battle against dengue Like previous weeks this Sunday too at 10 am let us all spend 10 minutes inspecting our homes and surrounding areas for any sign of stagnant water If you do find such water drain it replace it or cover with a small layer of oil Together let us all make Delhi dengue-free he was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the Chief Ministers OfficeThe chief ministers assertion comes amid a surge in dengue cases in the last two weeks and the first death due to it was reported on MondayAccording to a civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday one death due to dengue and a total of 723denguecases have been recorded this season till October 16 which is the highest case count since 2018 for the same periodOf the total number of dengue cases recorded in Delhi this year 382 have been reported this month till October 16 which amount to nearly 52 per cent of the cumulative casesKejriwal said that like last year this time too the Delhi government is running the 10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute anti-dengue campaign All ministers MLAs and officers of the Delhi government are also taking part in the campaign and cleaning the water accumulated in their homes every Sunday he addedAlong with this all the citizens living in Delhi are being made aware on changing of water in coolers pots every week by joining the campaign he saidWe all have to work together to stop mosquito-breeding We all have to do this for 10 weeks and defeat dengue Kejriwal saidThe maximum number of dengue cases are reported every year between September 1 and November 15 the chief minister saidDengue mosquitoes breed only in clear water The mosquito lays larvae on clear water which turn into mosquitoes within 8-10 days If that water is changed before eight days and larvae removed then mosquitoes will not be generated he added A total of 1072 cases and one death was logged in the entire year in 2020In2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue when the number of dengue cases reported has crossed 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996 PTIKND KJ

pOfficials said the action was taken during a special drive by the Public Health Department of SDMC to check mosquito breeding and control measures at the Delhi Transport Corporation DTC bus depot located under the SDMCs jurisdictionp