This story is from November 6, 2019

Faizabad Road a dengue den with garbage heaps, puddles

Vacant plots, lawns and water troughs outside houses were found to be breeding grounds for mosquitoes on Faizabad Road-the second-most dengue infected area after Kanpur Road this season. The area was at third place till the third week of September but with more than 80 cases reported from September 20 to October 20, it surged ahead of Hardoi Road, which was at second position till then.
Faizabad Road a dengue den with garbage heaps, puddles
Similar problems prevail in areas like Indiranagar, Takrohi, Lekhraj, Chinhat Badshahnagar and Nishatganj
LUCKNOW: Vacant plots, lawns and water troughs outside houses were found to be breeding grounds for mosquitoes on Faizabad Road-the second-most dengue infected area after Kanpur Road this season.
The area was at third place till the third week of September but with more than 80 cases reported from September 20 to October 20, it surged ahead of Hardoi Road, which was at second position till then.

In a reality check, TOI found mosquitoes breeding on garbage piles, in choked drains and water puddles in almost all the localities on the main road as well as inner streets in Indiranagar, Takrohi, Badshahnagar, Lekhraj, Chinhat, Nishatganj and Kalyanpur.
Resident of Lekhraj Market Chanchal Srivastava said, "Garbage dumped on vacant plots stinks and mosquitoes can be seen hovering, but LMC sanitary workers do not pay attention. They say vacant plots do not come under their jurisdiction. One cannot stand outside in the daytime for even a minute without being bitten by mosquitoes."
In Indiranagar, people are full of anger over the neglect by civic authorities. They claim workers neither take steps to clean the area on their own, nor heed to requests of residents. Mosquitoes are buzzing in lawns, flowerpots and vacant plots.
"Mosquito population has increased after monsoon as the water accumulated in vacant plots and thickets is serving as breeding ground for them," said Ashutosh Mishra of sector 11 in Indiranagar.

"Last week, I saw an LMC fogging vehicle passing through our locality. I asked the driver to fog in our area as well but he said he had no orders to conduct fogging in Takrohi," said Manish Kashyap.
In Badshahnagar, water puddles on vacant plots and on broken roads were found to be hubs of mosquito breeding.
"Two people have had dengue in this area but no fogging or anti-larva spray has been done. Perhaps they are waiting for a tragedy," said Poonam Yadav.
Open drains and garbage piles in Nishatganj and Kalyanpur were also havens for mosquito breeding.
LMC health officer SK Rawat said the corporation had purchased 10 more vehicles, taking the total to 34, for fogging. They will work in two shifts-morning and evening-to cover all areas.
Zonal officers have been allocated vehicles and will be held responsible if residents complain that no fogging was done.
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