New Delhi: The Delhi Municipal Corporation on Monday said it has so far collected a fine of over Rs 4.68 lakh from defaulters creating mosquito-borne conditions at their homes or construction sites.
The MCD said in a statement on Monday that it sprayed pesticides in 1,77,22 houses at several places in the city.
The civic body said it has issued 22,576 legal notices to defaulters allowing mosquito-borne conditions in their homes.
It said MCD's domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) visited 1,21,54,192 houses from the beginning of this year till April 11 to check for dengue, malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases.
A fine of Rs 4,68,705 was collected by the civic body after mosquitoes were found breeding and fish eating the larvae at 216 places, the statement said.
The MCD also launched a special drive to check mosquito-borne conditions at construction sites in all its 12 zones.
During the special drive, 282 construction sites were checked, during which mosquito breeding was found at 76 construction sites and 61 legal notices and 26 prosecutions were issued.
An administrative fee of Rs 8,700 was imposed on defaulters, including TIG Company Kotla Mubarakpur, Modern Public School in Shalimar Bagh, Venkateshwar Hospital Rohini, SGM Hospital Mangolpuri, Guru Gobind Singh Hospital Raghubir Nagar and CPWD MP Halla Shahpur Jat village. among others
The MCD said in a statement on Monday that it sprayed pesticides in 1,77,22 houses at several places in the city.
The civic body said it has issued 22,576 legal notices to defaulters allowing mosquito-borne conditions in their homes.
It said MCD's domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) visited 1,21,54,192 houses from the beginning of this year till April 11 to check for dengue, malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases.
A fine of Rs 4,68,705 was collected by the civic body after mosquitoes were found breeding and fish eating the larvae at 216 places, the statement said.
The MCD also launched a special drive to check mosquito-borne conditions at construction sites in all its 12 zones.
During the special drive, 282 construction sites were checked, during which mosquito breeding was found at 76 construction sites and 61 legal notices and 26 prosecutions were issued.
An administrative fee of Rs 8,700 was imposed on defaulters, including TIG Company Kotla Mubarakpur, Modern Public School in Shalimar Bagh, Venkateshwar Hospital Rohini, SGM Hospital Mangolpuri, Guru Gobind Singh Hospital Raghubir Nagar and CPWD MP Halla Shahpur Jat village. among others
