The parliamentarians on Tuesday urged the people to play their part in the fight against dengue virus because they were optimistic that the disease would shortly be uprooted from the province. Rana Tajamul Hussain, MPA and chairman of Emergency Response Committee for Dengue (of Aziz Bhatti Town), visited Union Council 57 in Tajbagh Lahore.
He was accompanied by the members of the committee MPA Haji Allah Rakha, TMO Usman Liaqat, Deputy District Officer Health Dr Naeem, Assistant Director Solid Waste Management Nadeem Akhtar and Tehsil Officer Shahzad Iqbal, along with the officials of Health, Wasa and Solid Waste Management departments.
The committee inspected the tubewells, solid waste management, cleanliness and dengue spray arrangements in the UC area. Rana Tajamul Hussain assured the citizens that the Punjab government is following short-term, mid-term and long-term policies to eliminate dengue.
Member National Assembly Mian Marghoob Ahmad visited the areas of Samanabad Town. The Town Municipal Officer and other concerned officers also accompanied him. He inspected the tubewells of Poonch Road Chauburji Quarters, G-Block Gulshan-e-Ravi, Usman Park, A-Block and Nadeem Park and took serious notice of the water leakage. He directed the concerned officers to check all tubewells of Samanabad Town and make proper arrangements for drainage of water in case of leakage so that growth of dengue larva could be controlled.
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