Aurangabad to Go dry on

measure aimed to avert Dengue menace

The current rage in Maharashtra is H1N1 flu which is still called swine flu even though the World Health Organisation has recommended not to do so. With the casualties on account of this disease touching 100, it is hardly surprising that the media and people alike are obsessed with it. But then there are other diseases also which are claiming lives of citizens. These killer diseases are here each year but this year they are being relegated to the oblivion.

One such disease is dengue. The killer fever has already plagued Maharashtra with many patients in Pimpri Chinchwad. The municipal corporation there is fighting hard against the disease. Fortunately, Pune is not so much troubled by it. However, other cities in the state are not so lucky. One of the prominent cities in Marathwada, Aurangabad, is finding it hard to cope with the problem in addition to Swine Flu. To find a solution, the municipal corporation of Aurangabad has decided to observe a Dry Day in city.

The municipal corporation of Aurangabad has appealed to the citizens to keep their house dry on September …... the measures to be followed on the day include, throwing out all the water stored in house for more than five days. It is also advised to keep all the utensils in house dry at least for four to five hours. The civic body aims to keep the breeding of mosquitoes to minimum through these measures. It is one of the bold attempts in recent history and goes beyond the usual measures of spraying insecticides etc.