Jaipur, Rajasthan's medical department will take the help of an app to monitor seasonal diseases, with officials saying the innovation will allow real-time monitoring.

Additional Chief Secretary of Medical and Health Department, Shubhra Singh said that online monitoring of seasonal diseases will now be done by the department through the app.

He said that this innovation will enable real-time monitoring of seasonal diseases across the state and effective steps can be taken quickly for prevention and control.

“The main objective of the app is to reduce the cases of malaria, dengue and chikungunya,” he said.

"The intensity of mosquito-borne diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya usually lasts from the beginning of the rainy season in July-August to October-November. In recent years, due to changes in lifestyle and weather, the prevalence of seasonal diseases has increased. It's started," he said.

"Through the app, photographs of mosquito breeding sites and places where larvae are found will be taken and sent to the local self-government department or Panchayati Raj department... The concerned departments will carry out anti-larvae and anti-mosquito activities." In those places,” she said.