Chandrakala Manjunatha had filed a PIL against State and Central governments, Health Minister B Sriramulu, BBMP Commissioner, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, The Indian Medical Association and the Karnataka Medical Council.
The BBMP stated that it is increasing the deployment of mosquito control gangmen from 250 to 600.
It is also increasing fogging machines to 600 from 120 and power sprayers from 18 to 27. The BBMP also said that 295 dengue cases were reported between June and August. The BBMP was also conducting health awareness camps. The High Court directed the BBMP to spot deficiencies in their programme and rectify them immediately.
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