JAMMU, Sept. 16 -- While the cleanliness and sanitation drive post-floods is in full swing, fogging has also been intensified in all municipal and non-municipal areas as threat of dengue and malaria loom in the affected areas of Jammu.
The Jammu Municipal Corporation and State Malarialogist Office of Jammu Health Department have jointly initiated the exercise of fogging and spraying in the flood-affected areas to control the rise in the water-borne and vector-borne diseases.
Dhruv Ji Raina, Malariologist, Jammu Health department said, "Compared to the last year, dengue cases in Jammu are fewer, but to prevent its rise, several measures are being taken by various departments."
Sharing details, the officer said that up to September 14 this...