Mosquito terror in Jammu

Mosquito terror in Jammu
Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Jammu, August 2
In this humid weather when irregular power supply has been giving a tough time to the locals, a sudden increase in the number of mosquitoes due to poor sanitation has added to their worries.

The monsoon season is on and the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), which is responsible for carrying out mosquito-killing operation in the city, has so far failed in performing its basic duty of spraying the anti-mosquito repellent in the city.

As a result, a large number of people have been visiting various hospitals these days to know about the precautions against dengue and cholera.

The residents are blaming the JMC authorities for the poor sanitary conditions. “Go to any part of the city and you will only find heaps of filth and garbage, which have become the breeding grounds for mosquitoes. But the authorities seem not to be in a mood to spray the anti-mosquito repellent to save the people from the outbreak of any disease,” said Rashmi Thakur, a local resident.

She added that the situation was worst in the Old City where the people had already requested the authorities to save them from the outbreak of dengue and cholera, but their requests fell on deaf ears.

Shallu Rani, another resident, said: “Unscheduled power cuts and mosquitoes are giving sleepless nights to everyone. The officials concerned are sleeping in palatial houses so they don’t have any problem, but the common people, especially infants, are facing the worst-ever situation”.

Meanwhile, the demand of mosquito repellents like coils and fluids has increased in the market.

Doctors also suggested that the residents living in the low-lying areas, where the rainwater gets accumulated, should use some anti-mosquito cream to save themselves from mosquitoes and use sheet while sleeping.

The authorities of Government Medical College and Hospital said the situation was so far under control and not even a single case of dengue was detected till date. However, they advised the people to use precautions.