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Vijayawada Urges Residents to Join Weekly Dry Day Campaign
Mosquitoes can grow in small pools of standing water.
The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation wants people to remove this water every Friday.
This weekly effort is called Dry Day.
Workers inspected homes in Shantinagar for mosquito larvae.
They treated places where larvae were found.
People were warned to check items such as buckets, bottles, flower pots, and old tyres.
The city is also using fogging and cleaning drains.
Officials say these efforts work best when every household helps.
The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation urged residents to join its weekly Friday Dry Day campaign.
Officials inspected homes in Shantinagar and treated areas where mosquito larvae were found.
Residents were asked to remove stagnant water from containers inside and outside their homes.
The campaign targets breeding sites including flower pots, buckets, coolers, bottles, coconut shells, and discarded tyres.
The corporation is also conducting fogging, anti-larval operations, and drain desilting across the city.
- Who
- The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, its health and sanitation teams, and Vijayawada residents.
- What
- A weekly Dry Day campaign to remove stagnant water and reduce mosquito breeding.
- Where
- Shantinagar and other areas of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- The campaign is conducted weekly, with the reported inspection drive held on Friday.
- Why
- To curb mosquito breeding and reduce the risk of vector-borne diseases.
Key facts
- Campaign
- Weekly Dry Day initiative
- Organiser
- Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
- Reported location
- Shantinagar, Vijayawada
- Resident action
- Empty water-holding containers every Friday
- Targeted items
- Flower pots, coconut shells, buckets, coolers, bottles, and discarded tyres
- Additional measures
- Fogging, anti-larval operations, and drain desilting
- Participating staff
- Malaria inspectors, sanitary inspectors, ASHA workers, and sanitation staff
Quotes
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation officials
Officials involved in the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation’s mosquito-control campaign
“Only when every household removes stagnant water weekly can mosquito breeding be effectively controlled, reducing the risk of diseases.”
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