Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) found Aedes mosquito larvae at 72 houses and establishments and fined Tk 83,000 on the 9th day of the third phase of its combing operation to eliminate mosquitoes.
During the drive on Wednesday, the city corporation teams visited 13,150 houses, under construction buildings and establishments, according to a DNCC press release.
DNCC started the third phase 10-day combing operation on August 8in its areas to destroy all breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes, carriers of both dengue and chikungunya. The operation starts from 10 am and continues till 1 pm every day except Friday.
The larvae of Aedes mosquito were found in abandoned tires, buckets, flower tubs, bottles, water-meters, garages, broken mugs, floors, water-tanks, plastic containers, roof-drains, yogurt pots, abandoned commodes, coconut shells, broken pots, basement and spaces between two houses.
