Ensure no Dengue or Chikungunya cases occurs this year: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court has directed the AAP government and civic bodies to ensure that no dengue or chikungunya cases occur this year in the national capital. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra asked the agencies to inform it about what preventive steps they have taken in comparison to last year with regard to breeding of dengue mosquitoes. 

Expressing concern over the numerous deaths in 2016, the court said the authorities concerned should have a policy, instead



of shifting the blame on each other, to stop recurrence of mosquito-borne tropical diseases. 

It directed the government and municipal bodies to place before it the action taken report, explaining the steps proposed to be taken by them to control vector-borne diseases. The matter will come up for further hearing on May 1. The court has been hearing pleas accusing the AAP government and MCDs of not acting vigilantly and responsibly to control dengue and chikungunya.