<p>In the backdrop of monsoon, Mayor Kavitha Sanil has directed all hotel owners to supply hot and boiled water to customers. <br /><br />Speaking to media persons here, she said vector-borne diseases increase during monsoon and appealed to the citizens to take precautionary measures and cooperate with the civic body in containing the spread of such diseases. <br /><br />Overhead tanks, drums, barrels used for storing water should be tightly closed, to ensure that mosquitoes do not breed in such places. Flower pots have stagnant water that can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying dengue or malaria virus. Hence, the plate below the flower pots should be covered with sand, she said. <br /><br />Coconut shells should not be dumped indiscriminately, she said. <br />DH News Service</p>
<p>In the backdrop of monsoon, Mayor Kavitha Sanil has directed all hotel owners to supply hot and boiled water to customers. <br /><br />Speaking to media persons here, she said vector-borne diseases increase during monsoon and appealed to the citizens to take precautionary measures and cooperate with the civic body in containing the spread of such diseases. <br /><br />Overhead tanks, drums, barrels used for storing water should be tightly closed, to ensure that mosquitoes do not breed in such places. Flower pots have stagnant water that can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying dengue or malaria virus. Hence, the plate below the flower pots should be covered with sand, she said. <br /><br />Coconut shells should not be dumped indiscriminately, she said. <br />DH News Service</p>
