Mosquito breeding spot found; ₹5,000 fine imposed on workshop

TIRUNELVELI The Corporation officials have imposed a fine of ₹5,000 on a workshop after mosquito breeding spots were found on its premises on Thursday. When the Corporation team, led by City Health Officer N. Balasubramanian, conducted surprise check in the houses and the shops close to Chidambara Nagar Urban Health Centre under Thatchanallur Zone on Thursday as part of the ongoing anti-dengue operations, they found mosquito larvae in a workshop.

Subsequently, ₹5,000 fine was imposed on the owner of the shop. Another team attached to the Corporation’s health department conducted similar inspection in the buildings under construction and the educational institutions in ward 43 under Melapalayam Zone. “Our team did not find any mosquito breeding points in these places,” Dr.

Balasubramanian said. The inspection organised in wards 2 and 29 in Thatchanallur Zone and wards 5 and 9 in Palayamkottai Zone also did not unearth any objectionable spots providing potential mosquito breeding spots. “Fogging was done in the wards in the morning or in the evening on turn basis,” Dr.