DBCs call off strike after talks
The domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) called-off their strike on Thursday following an assurance from the office of the lieutenant-governor that their demand for regularisation would be looked into. At least half of the 3,200 DBCs had gone on strike since Sunday. Meanwhile, even as the total number of dengue cases reached
1,580, the Delhi government and the MCD are working hard to ensure that mosquito-breeding is contained around the Commonwealth Games Village. The government has already taken the help of the Army.
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit told a news agency that the Army has been asked to drain out the water from the surrounding areas of the Village and carry fogging as a mosquito-breeding control measures. Delhi health minister Kiran Walia has been saying that the Army has the expertise to handle “flood-like situation” and, hence, has been roped in.
However, persistent rain and fresh “floods” threaten to dampen the situation on the ground. The MCD, which is taking care of mosquito breeding control measures around the Village has already been saying that the choice of site for the Games Village was wrong as it was a natural breeding ground for mosquitoes and rodents.
More than 20 participating nations have expressed concern and sought information from the Organising Committee about the dengue outbreak in the city and steps being taken to combat it before the mega sporting event.
The cases of dengue climbed to 1,580 with 68 more patients testing positive. The city has recorded over 350 dengue cases in the last five days. There have been four dengue deaths in the city this season.
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