Forward of monsoon, the district well being division has begun preparations to curb vector-borne ailments below the Nationwide Vector Borne Illness Management Programme, officers mentioned on Sunday.
A gathering of senior officers and the district activity power was held final week to plan inspections, speedy mass fever surveys and the discharge of Gambusia fish in water our bodies to regulate mosquito larvae.
Dr JP Rajliwal, deputy civil surgeon on the well being division, mentioned round 204 water our bodies in Gurugram have been replenished with Gambusia affinis, a fish that feeds on larvae and helps restrict the unfold of dengue and malaria. “The speedy mass fever surveys, together with intensive surveillance throughout town, together with fogging operations, breeding checks, and mapping of weak areas, will start from Could and proceed until October,” Dr Rajliwal mentioned.
Based on him, 64 dengue and eight malaria instances had been recorded final yr, in comparison with 186 dengue and two malaria instances in 2024. No deaths attributable to vector-borne ailments had been reported in both yr.
“Preparations are underway for early preventive techniques reminiscent of figuring out breeding and hospitable nursery hotspots attributable to rubbish dumping and stagnant water, together with inspecting any suspected leakages within the water pipelines, a typical reason behind contamination throughout the monsoon season,” mentioned a senior well being division official, requesting anonymity.
Officers recognized Wazirabad (Sectors 53–54), Garhi Harsaru, Gurgaon Village, Daultabad (Sectors 103–106), Nakhrola (Sector 81), Badshahpur (Sector 66), and Pataudii as key hotspots final yr. Sensitisation drives, together with observing drying days on Sundays, stopping water accumulation in households, and in search of immediate therapy for diarrhoea-induced fever, will likely be performed in these areas.
Well being division knowledge confirmed 3,370 households in 2025 and a couple of,082,221 households general had been coated below speedy fever surveys. A complete of 8,858 dengue checks and 242,679 malaria slides had been collected.
“Comparable targets are being ready… Devoted vector-borne wards, with ample vaccine shares, will likely be readied relying on caseload,” Dr Lokveer Singh, chief medical officer of Gurugram, mentioned.