Archive · 23 Aug 2025
Delhi Launches Mosquito Train to Combat Diseases
Delhi is using a 'Mosquito Terminator Train' to fight mosquitoes.
The train, a project by the MCD and Northern Railway, sprays chemicals along train tracks to kill mosquito babies.
This aims to prevent diseases like dengue and malaria.
The train covers a wide area around the tracks.
Officials hope this helps reduce mosquitoes and protect people's health.
The MCD also encourages residents to help by preventing water from sitting around their homes.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Northern Railway launched a 'Mosquito Terminator Train'.
The train, flagged off by the mayor, sprays anti-larval chemicals along railway tracks.
Spraying covers a 50-60 meter radius on both sides of the tracks.
The initiative aims to combat mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, malaria, and chikungunya.
The campaign is expected to significantly help in controlling mosquito-borne diseases.
- Who
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Northern Railway.
- What
- Launch of 'Mosquito Terminator Train' to spray anti-larval chemicals.
- When
- Ongoing drive, expected to continue until September.
- Where
- New Delhi, along railway tracks.
- Why
- To prevent mosquito breeding and combat mosquito-borne diseases.
- Initiative
- Mosquito Terminator Train
- Organizations
- MCD, Northern Railway
- Location
- Delhi
- Purpose
- Control mosquito breeding, public health
- Spraying Area
- 50-60 meters along tracks
- Officials Involved
- Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh, MCD Commissioner Ashwini Kumar
