Ranchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) will introduce a new insecticide for citywide fogging next week after officials found that the chemical currently in use may have lost effectiveness due to growing mosquito resistance.Additional municipal commissioner Sanjay Kumar said, “The officers have been directed to change chemical used for fogging if it is not proving…
Patna: Bihar has reported no dengue-related deaths and no chikungunya cases so far this year with health officials attributing the decline to intensified surveillance, fogging drives and early intervention. The figures were reviewed at a high-level meeting chaired by health minister Nishant Kumar on Tuesday.The state has recorded 176 dengue cases till July 6, a…
An official carries out the flogging drive in Lakhimpur Dibrugarh: The Lakhimpur district administration carried out a malathion fogging drive on Wednesday as part of its public health and vector control programme across several areas of the district, ahead of the monsoon season.The drive was conducted in Lakhimpur town, Narayanpur, Bihpuria, Dolahat, Nowboicha, Boginadi, Ghilamara…
