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LAUNCHING OF “MOSQUITO TERMINATOR ON WHEELS”
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation and North Delhi Municipal Corporation in a joint initiative with Delhi Division, Northern Railway launched the Mosquito Terminator train from New Delhi Railway Station today.
South Delhi Municipal Corporation has provided a truck mounted power sprayer to Railways which sprays insecticide in water bodies around Railway tracks to prevent mosquito breeding. The train carrying mosquito terminator will pass through Delhi Serai Rohilla, Patel Nagar, Delhi Cantt., Palam, Delhi Safdarjung, Delhi Kishanganj, Lajpat Nagar, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Adarsh Nagar, Rathdhana, Delhi Shahdara, Palam and Gurgaon. There will be four rounds (on 08/09.8.2014, 22/23.8.2014, 05/06.9.2014 and 19/20.9.2014) of spraying at 2 weeks interval between each round to cover the peak mosquito season of August/September. Large population living around Railway tracks are exposed to aedes and other types of mosquitoes leading to comparatively higher incidence of dengue and malaria. The water bodies formed on the land adjacent to the tracks, which is otherwise inaccessible, act as a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
The insecticide sprayed over the water bodies would check the threat in the most effective manner. So far, it was not possible to cover large areas in a short span of time. The sprayers have a potency to sanitise a distance of 50-60 meters from the tracks. This train will cover a distance of approx. 150 kms. in each cycle over a period of two days. on this occasion, Sh. Anurag Sachan, Divisional Railway Manager/Delhi, Sh. Manish Gupta, Commissioner, South Delhi Municipal Corporation and officers of South Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation & Delhi Division, Northern Railway were present.
The insecticide sprayed over the water bodies would check the threat in the most effective manner. So far, it was not possible to cover large areas in a short span of time. The sprayers have a potency to sanitise a distance of 50-60 meters from the tracks. This train will cover a distance of approx. 150 kms. in each cycle over a period of two days. on this occasion, Sh. Anurag Sachan, Divisional Railway Manager/Delhi, Sh. Manish Gupta, Commissioner, South Delhi Municipal Corporation and officers of South Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation & Delhi Division, Northern Railway were present.
Delhi Division, Northern Railway has joined hands with South Delhi Municipal Corporation & North Delhi Municipal Corporation in the war against mosquitoes which is an important social responsibility. Delhi Division has shown exemplary commitment to the society and successfully implemented the innovative idea to run the Mosquito Terminator on Wheels for approx. 150 kms. in each cycle for a period of two days even though the rail route in Delhi Area is very busy with a high density of rail traffic.
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