India, Aug. 2 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday conducted sessions on how to manage vector-borne diseases at the civic-run Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Boys Hostel on Ghole Road. The hostel inmates were also screened for symptoms of dengue or other mosquito-borne illnesses, said PMC officials.

During last year's monsoon, the hostel had turned into a hotspot for vector-borne diseases, with two suspected deaths and 27 cases of dengue, and 13 cases of chikungunya. Thirty one students had to be admitted to Naidu Infectious Diseases Hospital. To prevent such a scenario, pre-emptive measures are being taken this year.

PMC officials said that the civic Insect Control department sprayed insecticides around the hostel campus. Out of t...