JAIPUR: As the number of malaria cases is on the rise in four districts – Bikaner, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh and Churu – this year, the state government has decided to tackle the scourge by rearing gambusia fish in water-bodies.
The increase in malaria cases are observed in Suratgarh area of Ganganagar, Ratangarh in Churu, Sangaria in Hanumangarh and Kolayat in Bikaner. In Kolayat, more than 90 cases are recorded while 60 cases are found Suratgarh and in Ratangarh, around 150 cases are detected this year, raising a serious concern, an official said.
Officials said water in fields for growing rice crops, have become breeding grounds for mosquitoes, particularly in Churu.
Principal health secretary B N Sharma directed the health department officials of the districts to take concrete measures to prevent the disease from spreading. During a meeting the department officials in Bikaner on Thursday, in which collectors of all the four districts were present, the issue was discussed in detail.
The officials preferred Gambusia fish over spraying of diesel or other oil, which last only for few days, to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.
The increase in malaria cases are observed in Suratgarh area of Ganganagar, Ratangarh in Churu, Sangaria in Hanumangarh and Kolayat in Bikaner. In Kolayat, more than 90 cases are recorded while 60 cases are found Suratgarh and in Ratangarh, around 150 cases are detected this year, raising a serious concern, an official said.
Officials said water in fields for growing rice crops, have become breeding grounds for mosquitoes, particularly in Churu.
Principal health secretary B N Sharma directed the health department officials of the districts to take concrete measures to prevent the disease from spreading. During a meeting the department officials in Bikaner on Thursday, in which collectors of all the four districts were present, the issue was discussed in detail.
The officials preferred Gambusia fish over spraying of diesel or other oil, which last only for few days, to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.
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