Sri Lanka’s three‑day national dengue mosquito eradication programme continued across 72 Medical Officer of Health divisions in 14 districts for the second consecutive day today (09).
The initiative, launched by the Ministry of Health, began yesterday (08) and runs until tomorrow (10).
According to the National Dengue Control Unit’s progress report from the first day, 31,196 premises were inspected. Of these, 8,121 locations were identified as potential breeding sites, while 2,097 premises were confirmed to contain dengue mosquito larvae. Authorities issued 1,165 notices and took legal action against 789 individuals.
Schools were a key focus, with 56 inspected, 31% showing breeding risks and larvae found in seven. Construction sites also posed high vulnerability: of 178 inspected, 93 had breeding potential and 41 contained larvae, leading to legal action against 24 sites. Government institutions were checked as well, with 189 inspected, larvae discovered in 50, and 70 flagged as risky.
Among 96 religious places inspected, 18 had larvae and 42 showed breeding potential. Factories too were vulnerable, with 17 of 77 inspected found to contain larvae. The largest inspections were at households, where 28,230 homes were checked, resulting in 7,088 identified as risky and 1,760 containing larvae. Legal action was taken against 657 households.
The Ministry highlighted that schools and construction sites show particularly high vulnerability to dengue breeding. It urged the public to keep their surroundings clean, destroy breeding sites, and extend maximum cooperation to the programme. (Newswire)
