Hyderabad: Hyderabad City Congress Committee (HCCC) Minorities Department Chairman Sameer Waliullah informed that free fogging services would be provided in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad to control the mosquito menace.
Sameer, in a media statement on Saturday, said that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has failed to control the mosquito menace which consequently resulted in the outbreak of Dengue, Malaria and other vector-borne diseases. He said despite the alarming rise in cases of Dengue and Malaria, the GHMC did not take up fogging operations across Hyderabad on a large scale. Therefore, he said it has been decided to conduct fogging operations in affected areas at the private level.
The Congress leader said that a Helpline Number has been started where people can call if they wish to conduct fogging in their neighborhood. He said people can call on Mobile No. 9100109111 and their request would be listed and the fogging machine, along with operators, would be sent. People can also send a request through Twitter @sameerwaliullah.
He also informed that anti-larval treatment would also be undertaken at sources of stagnated water like tanks in individual residences. He said medical camps would be organized in different areas to provide free check-ups and medicines for Dengue and other viral diseases.
He said that the health conditions in Hyderabad have turned from bad to worse during this monsoon. The GHMC officials have been making tall claims of having taken up fogging and anti-larval operations in their limits. However, the number of vector-borne diseases reported in public and private hospitals has exposed that the civic authorities were either lying or did not do their job properly. He said that the GHMC conducted fogging and anti-larval operations in a symbolic manner while neglecting the intensity of the situation. He said that the GHMC should have been the inactive mode in view of the extended monsoon season. Although there are no rains in the city for a few days, several cases of Dengue, Malaria and other viral diseases are still being reported. Therefore, he said the anti-Dengue campaign should be taken up on mission mode and every citizen must be involved to control the menace.
The Congress leader said that the Dengue and other diseases reported in the last 3-4 months had a huge impact on the common man. While many lives were lost, common people, cumulatively, have spent crores of rupees on diagnosis and treatment in private hospitals. TRS Government took no measures to regulate pricing in private hospitals and they extorted huge amounts while taking advantage of fear psychosis. Since the GHMC authorities appeared in no mood to help the people, he said it has been decided to hire fogging machines in private capacity to engage in the battle against Dengue and other vector-borne diseases.
Sameer has sought the cooperation of all the workers of Congress party and urged them to actively participate in the campaign.
