Colombo, April 22 -- In the wake of the rise of Chikungunya cases in Sri Lanka, in addition to Dengue, Colombo Municipal Council's (CMC) Public Health Officers are planning for the use of drone technology to identify empty lands and buildings that serve as possible mosquito-breeding grounds, an official said.

Like Dengue, Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne disease taking its toll on people.

Even the land close to the CMC Pest Control Unit is an abandoned Urban Development Authority (UDA) property - one of the capital city's major breeding grounds for pests, including mosquitoes, as reported.

With mosquito-driven Dengue and Chikungunya now raging in Colombo's city limits, this property has become a major health hazard. The 74-perch block w...