District Collector T.N.Hariharan carried out field inspection of anti-dengue measures carried out at Somainpalayam and Kanuvai panchayats in Perianaickenpalayam Panchayat union limits.
Instructing the health workers to eradicate larval growth in all areas and undertake dengue prevention measures including fogging and fumigation on a war-footing he said the people should be beware of mosquito breeding sites and destroy them.
Keeping the environment clean by destroying and sanitizing breeding sites would help check the breeding of mosquitoes, he said. Collected rain water in tires, and sanitizing the containers with bleaching powders and closing water containers would help check mosquito breeding he said.
On this occasion Neela vembu decoction was distributed to Kanuvai Higher Secondary school and the collector instructed them about the preventive measures to be adopted for dengue.
Asst.Director of Helath Banumathi and other officials accompanied the collector.
Instructing the health workers to eradicate larval growth in all areas and undertake dengue prevention measures including fogging and fumigation on a war-footing he said the people should be beware of mosquito breeding sites and destroy them.
Keeping the environment clean by destroying and sanitizing breeding sites would help check the breeding of mosquitoes, he said. Collected rain water in tires, and sanitizing the containers with bleaching powders and closing water containers would help check mosquito breeding he said.
On this occasion Neela vembu decoction was distributed to Kanuvai Higher Secondary school and the collector instructed them about the preventive measures to be adopted for dengue.
Asst.Director of Helath Banumathi and other officials accompanied the collector.