The Delhi High Court today said, the AAP government should run awareness programmes on dengue and chikungunya, similar to the pan-India campaign on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.<br/>'<br/>A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said as the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan made a big impact across the nation, the Delhi government should do something similar.<br/>'<br/>The bench also pulled up the Centre, the Delhi government and the civic bodies in the national capital over their failure to issue advertisements highlighting the preventive steps to check vector-borne diseases in the city. However, the counsel for all the authorities submitted that preventive steps have been taken and advertisements also issued.<br/>'<br/>The court was hearing two PILs seeking directions to the authorities to take steps to stop the outbreak of vector-borne and other diseases in the national capital. As many as 4,431 cases of dengue were reported till the end of 2016 in Delhi.
News On AIR | May 30, 2017 8:50 PM
Dengue, chikungunya campaigns should be run like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Delhi HC to AAP govt