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'Scarcity of drinking water giving rise to dengue cases' 10/8/2015 12:09:36 AM Early Times Report Kathua, Oct 7: The residents of this village in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir are facing the hard choice of either going thirsty or storing drinking water and allowing the deadly dengue mosquitoes to breed. The residents of Meerath village themselves provide a breeding ground for the dengue-causing mosquitoes as the scarcity of drinking water forces them to store it in almost every utensil they can. "Majority of the positive dengue cases reported from Kathua district are from Meerath village and the reason we found for this was very disturbing," a senior health official, requesting anonymity, said. "When our men went for spraying pesticide in the village they found people storing water in every utensil they had. We found up on enquiry that there is scarcity of water in the area and people get drinking water once a fortnight so they store it in almost every utensil," the official said. The health officials tested the water and found it was filled with the larvae of Aedes mosquitose which breed in stagnant water. Meanwhile, the village residents said they have no other alternative. "We get water once a fortnight so we are forced to store it in every container that we have at our house," Mahan Lal a resident of the village said. Speaking to PTI, Deputy Commissioner Kathua Ramesh Kumar said the administration was aware of the increase in the number of dengue cases in the village and steps were being taken to contain it. "We are aware of the problem. We agree there is no regular water supply in the area. The village is inhabited mostly by the labour class people. They store water in open containers as they don't have big storage tanks," he said. He said even though the water supply was not regular in the area, the residents have been advised to keep water in containers having lids. "The administration has been doing fogging in the area. I have asked the Chief Medical Officer of the district to personally visit there and monitor the situation," he said.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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