The Ministry of Local Affairs will kick off tomorrow the application of the national strategy for the fight against insects in the 350 municipalities of Tunisia.But what is the ministry planning?According to a document distributed to journalists by the Ministry of Local Affairs, the national strategy is applied in collaboration between the various stakeholders, which are: the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Equipment, the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Sanitation Office (ONAS), municipalities, the Pasteur Institute, the national observatory for new and emerging diseases, as well as associations active in the environmental field.The permanent unit for the fight against insects, which meets regularly under the chairmanship of the Minister of Social Affairs, has decided to devote 2 MD for the acquisition of insecticides and the rental of an aircraft with a view to intervening in greater Tunis, Nabeul , Sousse, Kairouan and Monastir.In the various regions of the Republic, the governors were invited to identify the centers of proliferation of insects, vectors of epidemics of the West Nile virus, and favorable to the emergence of tiger mosquitoes.Local authorities must also distribute the activities relating to cleaning, water suction and backfilling operations in marshes and water basins.Mayors are notably called upon to show the greatest firmness with respect to offenders of hygiene rules.The local authorities devote each year nearly 3 MD for the purchase of pesticides and various equipment to animate the ground intervention teams which use the technique "Swing fog" (vaporization).According to the Ministry of Local Affairs, municipalities that do not have the necessary technical and financial means will be supported by the Ministry of Health.On the other hand, private companies chosen by ONAS and the Ministry of Equipment are gradually cleaning up the ponds and marshes.On the strategic plan, the ministry tends to use modern techniques, in particular a system of geographical information allowing that to redefine the map phytoecology of Tunisia.To deal with the particularity of the Sijoumi marsh, the authorities acquired a hydrofoil as well as the use of drones to fight against insects.Editorial team, La Presse de TunisieThe air of the national song invariably sounds at 8:00 in the morning in schools...Invitation to Tender No. 05 / 2022 Appointment of a Technical Controller for the …The website www.lapresse.tn is published by:SNIPE New Society of Press Printing and PublishingTel: 71 341 066 Email: redaction@lapresse.tn Head office: 17 RUE GARIBALDI 1000 TunisOnline information newspaper, La Presse.tn offers its visitors a complete panorama of current events.Discover all the live news every day (from politics to the economy, including sports and the weather).