Dengue larvae have been found at eight sites in Faisalabad, Health Department officials said on Thursday.
The department had launched an anti-dengue campaign and teams including environmental department officials visited tyre shops, junk yards, nurseries, and buildings in the district. However, many slums in remain unchecked. District Officer (DO) Environment Mian Muhammad Nawaz on Wednesday said that the environment department teams had raided 10 tyre shops and five junk yards in the district and detected dengue larvae at eight of these sites.
He said the teams had issued directions to the owners of two tyre shops and two junk yards to maintain cleanliness.
He said seven tyre shop owners had been asked to remove tyres from the rooftops.
The teams also removed stagnant water from two sites besides distributing 15 informative pamphlets among the people to create awareness against the dengue virus, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 31st, 2013.