NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the Delhi government and the city’s civic agencies and to take preventive steps to control the mosquito-borne disease dengue.
According to the recent data released by the three civic corporations — North, East and South — 487 cases of dengue have been reported this year.
A division bench of chief justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal issued a notice to the MCDs and the Delhi government to file their response on the steps they have taken to control dengue by September 7.
The court’s direction came on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Shahid Ali accusing the Delhi government and municipal corporations of not acting vigilantly and responsibly to control dengue.
“Despite so many deaths, civic bodies have not been rising up and taking measures to prevent the disease or breeding of mosquitoes,” Ali said.
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