HC orders govt to check mosquito menace in City

The mosquito menace in the City and the rising cases of dengue have drawn the attention of the High Court.

During the hearing of a petition on Tuesday, a division bench of acting Chief Justice S K Mukherjee and Justice B V Nagarathna expressed concern that many people were being afflicted with mosquito-borne diseases. “There is a need to increase preventive measures like fogging. The authorities must take effective steps to prevent the mosquito menace,” the acting chief justice told the Principal Government Advocate, R Devdas. The bench also orally directed the State government to file a report in this regard.