Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Md Atiqul Islam announced to launch month-long awareness-raising programme from April 22.
Before the beginning of the breeding season of Aedes mosquito, the programme will be carried out in 54 wards, he said.
The mayor said this while addressing a coordination meeting on 鈥榗onducting a month-long campaign for prevention of dengue鈥� with all ward councilors and officials concerned on a virtual platform on Wednesday, said an official handout on Thursday.
Atiqul Islam urged all ward councilors, officials and employees concerned to work together to implement the programme before the beginning of the breeding season of Aedes mosquito to prevent dengue.
He said that abandoned polythene, packets of chip and ice-cream cups, waste green coconut shells, unused vehicle tyres, commodes and other abandoned objects, which are the most preferred breeding habitats of Aedes mosquitoes, will be purchased from people with cash.
Anyone can collect cash by giving the aforementioned objects to the concerned ward councilor鈥檚 office, he said.
Ward councilors have been given directives to purchase waste at specific prices, he added.聽聽聽