City Beautiful under Threat

Chandigarh has recorded 121 positive instances of dengue and six of chikungunya in this way. With new cases being accounted for consistently, authorities of the UT Health Department say that they have ventured up endeavors to check the spread of these illnesses.

As indicated by the wellbeing authorities, the quantity of dengue cases this year is less when contrasted with a year ago when the city saw a monstrous spike in the dengue cases with the numbers achieving 985, the most astounding since 2011. A sum of 31 intestinal sickness cases too have been accounted for as such.

"We have new cases coming ordinary. In any case, the numbers are less when contrasted with a year ago," said Dr Gaurav Aggarwal, against intestinal sickness officer, UT wellbeing division. He guaranteed the "consistent endeavors" of the wellbeing division amid the most recent couple of months had paid off as the city was seeing less dengue cases this year.

Not just dengue, what is stressing the wellbeing division is an expansion in instances of chikungunya which is likewise spreading its arms in the city. While wellbeing office authorities put the quantity of chikungunya cases at four, PGI sources said that the quantity of cases tried positive for chikungunya so far was six. Specialists secure that the city could see more chikungunya cases.

"We can keep its spread just on the off chance that we can keep a mosquito-chomp," Dr Subhash Varma, head of interior medication, PGI, told Chandigarh Newsline. "There is no compelling reason to freeze. Individuals ought to make strides with the goal that they don't get a mosquito-nibble."

Looking for participation of open, UT Health Secretary Anurag Aggarwal needs every subject to guarantee that there is no stagnant water anyplace. "A ton of preventive move has been made. The quantity of cases is not as much as what we had a year ago in September," he said.

An announcement issued by the wellbeing office on Friday said that the principle wellspring of reproducing of mosquitoes is observed to be coolers and holders in house. "The instances of dengue are confined and there is no grouping," said the announcement. "On Friday, around 6,300 houses were checked and 37 notification were issued against the violators. Upwards of 2,000 notification have been issued this year by the wellbeing office."