Thiruvananthapuram Corpn. action plan to check spread of vector-borne diseases

Against the backdrop of reporting of Zika infection, dengue fever

The Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation has prepared an action plan to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases during the monsoon season. The civic body’s health standing committee chairperson Jameela Sreedharan presented the action plan at a special council meeting convened on Tuesday to discuss steps to control the spread of Zika virus and other diseases such as dengue fever that are spread by mosquitoes. As per the plan, each ward will be divided into seven blocks and special teams of 10 persons will be formed for each block for carrying out various activities like source- destruction of mosquitoes. The activities will be organised across all wards for a week from July 15. The teams will visit houses and institutions in each ward to ensure there are no mosquito-breeding sources.