Despite the instances of vector-borne illnesses rising within the metropolis, the anti-mosquito marketing campaign by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation is but to choose up. Between January and August, town has reported 80 instances of dengue, in line with official information.

“Cases of vector-borne diseases are being reported from various areas of the city, but the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is yet to start fogging and anti-larval drives in the city,” mentioned chief of opposition within the LMC House Kamran Beg.

“It seems that the LMC has forgotten about the several deaths that took place due to vector-borne diseases last year. It seems that no lessons were learnt.”

Last yr, over 1,050 instances of dengue had been reported within the state capital.

Responding to the claims, Dr SK Rawat, nagar swasthya adhikari (metropolis well being officer), mentioned: “The LMC will be starting fogging activities next month… however, fogging is being done in areas that report dengue and malaria cases. Our 45 big and 110 small fogging machines are ready for large-scale deployment.”

Dr Rawat, in the meantime, additionally mentioned the civic physique was to take up ‘cold fogging’ this yr. “Earlier, we used to mix chemicals in diesel, but we’ll be mixing chemicals in water that will reduce the cost of fogging and making it more eco-friendly.”

With the initiative, the LMC could be saving ₹6 crore yearly as the price of diesel could be minimize, he added.