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Updated At: May 14, 2020 07:18 AM (IST)
Sandeep Rana Tribune News Service Chandigarh, May 13
Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, fear of vector-borne diseases has also gripped city residents as fogging machines of the UT Health Department are lying out of order.
Residents have been complaining of mosquitoes in their areas, but to no avail.
The malaria wing of the department has two vehicle-mounted fogging machines. One of these machines is not working while the other is being used to its minimal capacity as it is also not in a good condition. Sources said: “There are about seven to eight hand-held fogging machines, which are used inside houses. Three such machines are also not working”.
“Two vehicle-mounted fogging machines are too less for the entire city. The number of these machines should be raised to 10. We have been getting several complaints from RWAs that fogging is not being done. The authorities should ensure that machines are made functional as soon as possible,” said Dr Anish Garg, spokesperson, Chandigarh RWA Federation. Mamta Mishra of Sector 30 said: “Whether we get infected with Covid or not, mosquitoes are surely going to infect people here. Yesterday, two persons came for fogging here, but they seemed to be doing a mere formality as their machine was apparently not working properly. They just clicked selfies in the area for proof and left.”
Fogging starts in April every year, but this time it has delayed inordinately.
A malaria wing official said: “These machines need frequent servicing. Due to the lockdown, we are not able to find mechanics to get these serviced. Fogging was done in some areas like Sector 15.” A health official said: “Vehicle-mounted fogging machines will be repaired soon. While five hand-held fogging machines are working like previous year, we have not been using others. The machines developed some issues due to overuse, but our work is not suffering.”
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