Chandigarh, 20th July, 2016: The
Fisheries Department of Chandigarh is working jointly with Health Department to
control and fight against mosquito borne diseases like malaria, dengue which
have become a common name in every household.
Particularly in ongoing rainy season mosquitoes breed very rapidly
causing the spread of malaria & dengue.
The health department has identified stagnant
water points in various locations of the city where the officials of both
departments are releasing Gambusia fish, commonly known as anti larve fish as
it eats larve of mosquito and prevent its further breeding. So far this anti
larve fish has been released in Rock garden, Baghiya Nursery, Divine Nursery,
Ram Nursery, Durga Nursery, all in Sector-26 Chandigarh. Other points include
Bougain villa Garden, Sector: 10, Laisure Valley, Rose Garden, Sector: 16 and Shant
Kunj Sector: 16 Chandigarh.
The Chandigarh
Administration does not want to leave any stone unturned and putting all
efforts to prevent the spread of any mosquito borne diseases to lower down the
number of people affected by these diseases.
In the Northern region,
Govt. Fish Seed Farm, Chandigarh only breeds the rare fishes and supplies to
several agencies, free of cost for
stocking in stagnant water bodies to prevent mosquito breeding.
The Gambusia fish is
being produced at Govt Fish Seed Farm, Sector -6, located at the regulator end
of Sukhna lake Chandigarh. The Fisheries department breed this fish in March
and then use up to December
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