Drive against malaria, dengue starts today

MANGALORE: Monsoon is raining misery on the city. With garbage and stagnant water in under-construction sites becoming a breeding ground for mosquitoes, the Mangalore City Corporation is taking steps to curb the menace. The city corporation in association with Dakshina Kannada District Hotels and Restaurants’ Association will commence campaign series on awareness on malaria and dengue at Hotel Woodlands on Friday.
Mayor Gulzaar Banu will be the guest at the event. Mosquito nets will be distributed to restaurant workers and the mobile dengue check up lab will be inaugurated on the occasion. The first programme will be organised in association with Nisarga Foundation and Western Institute of Technology at Shree Gujarathi Mahajan Association School, Alake on the same day.