Bengaluru’s anti-dengue drive delivers results; Cases drop by 50 percent: Report
Bengaluru: Preventive measures in Bengaluru seem to be yielding positive results, with the city reporting less than half the dengue cases so far this year compared to the same period in 2024.
According to data from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) health division, as cited by Deccan Herald on Friday, the city recorded 824 dengue cases between January 1 and June 4, representing 48.1% of the 1,712 cases reported in the same period in 2024. A significant drop is evident, with May 2024 seeing 782 cases alone, while this May saw 299. Additionally, 70 cases have been confirmed in the first four days of June.
The Mahadevapura and East zones have been the hardest hit, registering 301 and 150 cases, respectively. Last year, these two zones together accounted for 861 cases by the end of May. Officials reportedly attribute the high number of cases in these areas to the concentration of ongoing construction activities, where building and roadwork continue throughout the season. Dengue cases in Bengaluru traditionally surge between May and August.
Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao recently highlighted that nearly half of the state's dengue cases are being reported from Bengaluru. In response, 240 health inspectors and 700 volunteers have been deployed to combat the outbreak.
“Mosquito breeding control measures are ongoing, but we must not lower our guard. Households must avoid water stagnation and alert authorities to to any construction sites flouting norms,” DH quoted Suralkar Vikas Kishor, Special Commissioner (Health), BBMP, as saying.
In a bid to enforce compliance, the BBMP has issued 3,583 notices to builders and construction managers, collecting fines totaling Rs 37.9 lakh. In the past week alone, 93 notices were served, generating Rs 1.09 lakh in fines. Mahadevapura Zone was found to have the highest number of violations.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
