RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi administration has decided to red-flag vacant plots littered with breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes in light of the confirmation of 158 dengue-positive hotspots in the garrison city.
In a meeting of the Divisional Emergency Response Committee, CEO of Health Dr. Ansar Ishaq confirmed that 291,739 hotspots were checked during the outdoor vector surveillance in the last month, out of which 158 were found positive and the required action was taken.
The district administration has also made it mandatory to obtain a no-objection certificate from the deputy commissioner for the sale of such plots.
Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha directed all departments to pay full attention to larva elimination as the current weather is suitable for breeding.
Failure to comply will lead to the red marking of vacant plots and the sale and purchase of these plots will be subject to the NOC of the deputy commissioner, he noted.
Teams appointed for dengue surveillance have been directed to control the growth of dengue larvae by checking graveyards and other places daily.
We have big vacant plot in neighborhood too much water there and waste materials thrown by people need help to fix that mass.