Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Jul 23: Dakshina Kannada district health and family welfare officer, Dr Ramakrishna Rao, said that four persons from the district have lost their lives due to suspected dengue. He stated that it has been confirmed that the death of three among them was caused by dengue.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday June 22, Rao said that Veena Nayak who passed away at Kadaba three weeks back, Shraddha K Shetty, a student living near Jeppu Market, and of Nagesh Padu, journalist who lost his battle for life on Sunday night, died of dengue as per test reports. He said that in the case of Krish, a young boy, the report has not yet been received.

He said that the process of imposing fine on contractors and owners of under construction buildings where mosquito breeding grounds have been allowed to be formed, had been initiated since Sunday and that on Monday, fine of Rs 75,000 had been collected. He said that survey was conducted in 15 areas.

City corporation commissioner here, Muhammed Nazeer, stated that on Sunday, fine was imposed on eight buildings, and Rs 85,000 was collected from them. He added that about six more buildings have been imposed with fine on Monday.

The medical colleges in the district have come forward to join hands with the district administration in tackling dengue in the city limits. Representatives of these colleges agreed to extend support to the government in this regard.

Based on the prevalence of the disease, the divisions have been divided into grids. Every medical college would be given one grid each. College teams have to visit these grids and check buildings, business premises and public facilities, destroy mosquito breeding centres, and create awareness among the general public, he said.