more-in With somewhat early reporting of dengue cases in June itself, GVMC has identified dengue and malaria hotspots and chalked out an action plan to prevent the incidence. Besides pressing 300 malaria workers into service, four fogging, 50 hand-fogging and 20 power sprayers will be used to prevent breeding of mosquitoes. As many as 983 dengue cases were reported in 2017. Municipal Commissioner M. Hari Narayanan, who held a meeting on vector-borne diseases with Municipal and Medical and Health officials on Friday, said every day fogging would be taken up between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. by the 300 malaria workers.A continuous campaign would be carried out from June 16 to November. Video awareness programmes would be organised at municipal schools and 26 teams would campaign in the city, Mr. Hari Narayanan said. High risk areas The municipal officials will concentrate on the high risk areas identified in 2016, 2017 and the current year. They are, for dengue: Arilova; VAMBAY Colony, Marikalvalasa; Visalakshinagar; MVP Colony; Sitammadhara; Maharanipeta; Allipuram; Poorna Market; Akkayyapalem; Karasa; ITI Junction; NGGOs’ Colony, Muralinagar; Jayendra Colony, Sriharipuram; ASR Nagar, Malkapuram; Priyadarshinagar; Bhanoji Colony; BC Road; HB Colony (Ward 52); Sraminagar and China Gantyada; Srinagar; Dayalnagar; Yellapuvanipalem,; Kakaninagar; Vinodnagar; Chintala Agraharam; Madhurawada; Old Post Office area; Burma Camp; Indiranagar (Ward 37); Kancharapalem; Indiranagar (Ward 48); Scindia, Harijana Veedhi; Aganampudi; Narava; Pantulugarimeda; Kanithi Road; High School, Jogivanipalem; Yellapuvanipalem, Kamparapalem, Venkatapuram and surroundings; Sriramnagar; Vepagunta hill-slope areas; Porlupalem and China Mushidivada; Nellimukku, Dagguvanipalem and Mollivanipalem; Peda Gantyada; Malkapuram; Relliveedhi and Bhimunipatnam. Malaria risk areas Yendada; Vasavanipalem; FM Colony; P.V. Palem, Simhadripuram; HB Colony and Chakalipeta (Ward 9); Isakathota; K.R.M. Colony; Chakalaipeta (Ward 10); Balayya Sastry Layout; Sitampeta; Chaitanyanagar; Nakkavanipalem; Sivanandapuram and Siddhardhanagar; Peetalavanipalem; China Polamamba temple area (Sivajipalem); Pedajalaripeta; Kodipandaladibba, Kottajalaripeta; Paindorapeta; Jabbarthota; Relli Veedhi; Golla Veedhi; Agraharam; Scheme Buildings (Ward 22); Changalraopeta; Bukka Veedhi; Ferry Road; Conveyor Belt Area; Venkateswarametta; Bangaramma Metta; Chaluvathota and Naraharidoddi.

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