Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has fined 16 establishments after finding Aedes mosquito larvae as part of its ongoing drive to destroy Aedes breeding grounds responsible for dengue outbreaks.
A total of Tk3.73 lakh fine was collected in 16 cases during the drive conducted by nine mobile courts in DSCC.
The drives were conducted in Dhanmondi 15/A, Dewanbagh, Mayakanan, Nawabganj, Jindabahar First Lane, Bangshal, Abhay Das Lane, RK Mission Road, Manda, Uttar Jatrabari and Dakshin Dhania areas under DSCC on Tuesday.
DNCC fines Petrobangla, four other government establishments Tk5 lakh each finding Aedes mosquito larvae
Executive Magistrate of Zone-1 SM Manjurul Haque inspected 42 houses and establishments in Dhanmondi 15/A area and found mosquito larvae in five establishments, including an under-construction building built by Anwar Landmark.
The mobile court fined Anwar Landmark project Tk1 lakh in one case and four other establishments Tk52,000 in four cases.
A total of 263 houses and establishments were inspected during the drive.
Meanwhile, a special drive is being conducted in coordination with the health department and waste management department of Dhaka South City Corporation in the educational institutions located in the area to identify and destroy Aedes larvae breeding grounds.
On Tuesday, the DSCC conducted the drive in 98 educational institutions.
The country has been experiencing a massive rise in Dengue cases in the past few days. Since January this year, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has recorded 13,843 dengue cases and 76 deaths across the country.
