A mobile court conducted by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has imposed a fine of Tk 1.25 lakh on 12 establishments after finding Aedes mosquito larvae.
In addition, special drives have been conducted in 97 educational institutions in the area under the DSCC to destroy the breeding places of Aedes mosquitoes, according to a DSCC press release.
The drives were conducted in Paribagh, Shagbagh, North Mugda, Dakkhin Mugda, Jhigatola, Babubazar, South Jatrabari, East Nandipara, East Sheikhdi and Kutubkhali areas under the corporation on Wednesday.
Executive Magistrate SM Manjurul Haque of Zone-1 inspected 35 houses and establishments in the Paribagh and Shahbagh areas of Ward-21 and found mosquito larvae in an under-construction building built by NDE Limited and imposed a fine of Tk 20,000 on Mamunur Rashid, project engineer at NDE Limited.
A total of 264 houses and establishments were inspected in today`s operation. A total of Tk 1.23 lakh was collected in 12 cases after mosquito larvae were found in 12 houses and under-construction buildings.
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