Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) fined owners of nine buildings a total of Tk1.53 lakh on Monday after finding Aedes larvae during a mosquito eradication drive.
In the Mohammadpur area under Ward-33, a total of Tk1.05 lakh was imposed on three homeowners.
The DNCC Executive Magistrate of Region 5, Md Abdur Rafiul Alam, conducted the drive.
Executive Magistrate Nashid Kaiser Riad fined two homeowners in the Tejgaon area under Region 3 of Tk20,000. Mirpur Shah Alibagh area, a fine of Tk15,000 was imposed on the owners of two under-construction buildings.
Taposh: If Aedes larvae found in building construction sites, works to be stoppedIn the Badda area under Region 10, the Regional Executive Officer and Executive Magistrate Nasima Khanam led the campaign, imposing a fine of Tk10,000 on one house.
In Uttara Sector 4 and 6 areas under Region-1, Executive Magistrate Md Nazmul Hossain imposed a fine of Tk 3,000 on one house.
Additionally, regional executive officers conducted campaigns in other regions, and assistant health officers distributed leaflets and made public announcements in various places across the ten regions of the DNCC to raise public awareness about dengue control.
