Panaji: Santa Cruz Panchayat along with officials of the Health Department conducted an awareness drive in ward no 7 in view of the rise in dengue cases in the village.
The officials were accompanied by Sarpanch, Jennifer De Oliveira and deputy sarpanch, Dominic Pereira briefed the locals on the harmful effects the breeding of mosquitoes can cause and the necessary preventive measures to be taken in curbing the spread of vector-borne diseases.
The health officials said that locals should identify places where water accumulates and clogs as well as discard all unnecessary materials such as used tyres, pre-used plastic waste containers, coconut shells, plastic bottles and other such items which facilitate mosquito breeding grounds.
Advocate Myron Araujo also was present along with the delegation that conducted the awareness drive.
The residents were also told to keep their surroundings clean in order to prevent the spread of the dengue virus.
Anti-larval spraying, fumigation, and other measures were conducted by the health officials in the ward.
“This drive was carried out due to an increase in the number of dengue cases reported in the village. We don’t want more cases to arise, hence we undertook this drive,” Oliveira said.
Pereira said that the ward residents were made aware of the prevention measures and maintained a watch on the cases of fever and the necessary medical assistance to be taken in case of fever.
