After a death from dengue, the corporation boosts its mosquito-control efforts, according to Additional Chief Secretary Corporation Commissioner Dr.J. Radhakrishnan IAS.

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The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Monday intensified its mosquito-control drive following reports of the death of a child due to dengue. Corporation Commissioner Dr.J. Radhakrishnan IAS., visited the house of the child in Maduravoyal, and directed the officials to intensify source reduction work in the area. The death was reported on Pillaiyar Koil Street, Maduravoyal, falling under Zone 11, division 144. Spot inspection A team led by the Commissioner, including the zonal officer, an entomologist, and field assistants inspected the mosquito breeding sources in the neighbourhood, and launched source reduction work in the area. The GCC has intensified IEC (information, education and communication) activities against vector-borne diseases in all the zones of the city.

According to officials, around 20 cases of dengue have been reported so far this month. Ward 144 councillor A. Stalin said the residents in the area had been advised to take preventive steps to control communicable diseases. “The parents of the child are daily wage workers. We have sensitised the residents about mosquito-borne diseases. This is the only dengue case reported in Ward 144. Previously, a death was reported two years ago. “Elected representatives of Maduravoyal constituency have visited the area. The extensive use of bleaching powder, source reduction and chlorine in drinking water will be our priorities,” he said.