The BMC will teach Mumbai cops to keep their stations clean and prevent them from turning into breeding grounds for dengue and malaria mosquitoes
The men in khaki have a new task at hand. Now, they have to watch out for mosquitoes. After identifying police stations as possible breeding grounds for dengue and malaria mosquitoes, the BMC will now create awareness among the Mumbai police. They will teach them to keep police stations and beat chowkies clean and prevent mosquitoes from breeding there.
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The drive against mosquitoes in police stations is expected to start in a week. File picture for representation
The BMC’s Pest Control department undertakes pre-monsoon work every year, screening potential mosquito breeding sites and sanitising them. The drive includes removal of rubber tyres from shanty roofs, removal of plastic drums, cans, tubs, or any other material that will accumulate stagnant water and attract mosquitoes.
Once monsoon starts, the department takes up drives in areas that have a large number of dengue cases. The premises of a dengue patient’s residence are scrutinised to look for a breeding spot. Some wards invariably have the most number of breeding spots, while others have comparatively less. The spots are then eliminated through fogging and sanitisation.
During its drives, while the department inspected residential premises of policemen, the police stations were beyond its reach. They felt the need for creating awareness among policemen so they could do the job themselves. The idea is to provide them some training in removing trash from their premises, breeding guppy fish, not allowing stagnation of water among other measures.
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A meeting was recently held between the Pest Control Officer (PCO) and Joint Commissioner of Police (Administration) Anup Kumar Singh, where the matter was discussed.
“The commissioner welcomed our proposal and has allowed us to work in police station premises. We will not only identify and destroy breeding sites, but will also create awareness among policemen about keeping their premises free of mosquito breeding,” informed Rajan Naringrekar, PCO.
The Joint Commissioner will now issue a letter to all the police stations, following which the drive is expected to start in a week.
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