Delhi Mayor Flags Off 'Terminator Train' To Check Spread Of Vector-Borne Diseases

Oberoi, who flagged off the special train from VIP platform number one of the New Delhi Railway Station, said the civic body is making all efforts to contain the spread of dengue and other vector-borne diseases in the national capital.

PTI

Updated on: 18 August 2023 8:19 am

Zika virus spreads through the bite of the aedes aegypti mosquito and most patients do not have symptoms.

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Friday flagged off a 'Terminator Train' that will spray larvicide along railway tracks here to check mosquito breeding. Nearly 350 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi this year till the first week of August.

This is an annual exercise jointly taken by the Indian Railways and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Oberoi, who flagged off the special train from VIP platform number one of the New Delhi Railway Station, said the civic body is making all efforts to contain the spread of dengue and other vector-borne diseases in the national capital.

This is an annual exercise jointly taken by the Railways and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).