DNCC working to ensure hawker-free footpaths, dengue-free city: Administrator

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is working to ensure hawker-free footpaths for safe and hassle-free movement of its residents and provide a clean and dengue-free city, said DNCC Administrator Md Safiqul Islam Khan.

He made the remarks while inaugurating a dengue mosquito larvae destruction and weekly cleanliness campaign at Manik Mia Avenue in front of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Saturday.

Volunteers from the Red Crescent and BD Clean, along with residents of Tejgaon, Mohammadpur, Indira Road and Rajabazar, also participated in the programme.

The DNCC administrator said the corporation has been conducting the special cleanliness and awareness campaign every Saturday for the past three months.

He said DNCC health officials and magistrates are conducting drives at government buildings, residential premises and abandoned places to identify and destroy Aedes mosquito larvae.

He urged city residents to keep their homes and business establishments clean.

The administrator said the number of dengue patients in the DNCC area is currently comparatively low, with around 80 patients receiving treatment at different hospitals.

He expressed the view that the number of dengue cases could be brought down to zero through joint awareness efforts by city residents and the DNCC.

He also said the DNCC is regularly holding discussions with local housing societies, owners' associations and business organisations to implement the government's 90-day special programme.

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The administrator said the footpath in front of Hope Market in Ward 10 which remained illegally occupied for a long time has been successfully reclaimed.

Such drives to reclaim occupied footpaths will continue for the convenience of the public, he said.

He said monitoring teams comprising local residents, the city corporation and traffic police have been formed to prevent reoccupation.

The DNCC administrator sought cooperation from the media and people from all walks of life in the overall development of the city and mosquito-control activities.

DNCC officials were present at the programme.