Commissioner Liaqat Ali Chatha on Tuesday informed that only one dengue patient had been re-ported in the district this year.
The patient belonged toGujar Khan and he had been recovered after treat-ment.
He disclosed this during the review meeting of the anti-dengue arrange-ments held at his office on Tuesday.
Laiqat said that convening the anti-dengue meeting before time was to take measures against this deadly vi-rus. He added that to combat the den-gue larvae breeding strategy was being devised with the Islamabad administration.
The Commissioner took strict notice of the absence of the WMC chief officer and directed the official concerned to issue a show cause to him.
He said that providing a hygienic environment to the people was the government’s prime responsibility, and no negligence would be tolerated.
Laiqat directed the official concerned to ensure the implementation of the anti-dengue SOPs in letter and spirit, and strict action would be taken against the head of the department if the virus spreads due to the laxity of any institution.
He directed the officials to mark the vacant plots with the help of the area revenue officer and issue twice notice to the owners of the property to elimi-nate the larvae from their site, adding, “if the owner fails to comply with the notice, mark red his plot, which means that its sale and purchase will be sub-ject to the permission of the Deputy Commissioner.” On the occasion, Chief Executive Officer Health Authority briefed the meeting that the teams of Rawalpindi and Islamabad were jointly ensuring solid waste management at the border areas of IJP Road and Express Highway.—APP
