NMMC Launches Six-Day Fogging and Vector-Control Drive Across Navi Mumbai Localities
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has launched a six-day special fogging drive across the city to control the mosquito population and prevent the spread of dengue and malaria. The campaign, organized by the NMMC Health Department under the guidance of Municipal Commissioner Dr Kailas Shinde, is taking place from August 17 to August 22.
Under the initiative, fogging teams from four to five Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHCs) are being deployed together in six designated groups. These teams are conducting comprehensive chemical fogging operations across the entire jurisdiction of their assigned centres.
The drive commenced on Monday with the first phase covering areas under the CBD, Vashigaon, and Digha UPHCs. The schedule mapped out operations in Sector 48, Kukashet, Pawane, and Ghansoli for Tuesday, followed by Karave, Nerul-2, Turbhe, Nosilnaka, and Katkaripada on Wednesday.
According to the civic schedule, fogging operations move to Shiravane, Sanpada, and Ilthanpada on Thursday. On Friday, the campaign will cover Nerul-1, Juhugaon, Mahape, and Chinchpada. The final phase on Saturday will encompass Indiranagar, Khairane, Rabada, and Airoli. Medical officers and health assistants from the respective UPHCs are directly supervising the fieldwork.
Alongside the fogging operations, the civic body organized malaria and dengue awareness camps at Shiva temples across 20 UPHC areas on Monday, coinciding with Shravan Monday gatherings. A total of 8,563 devotees visited these 20 camps, where civic staff collected 137 blood samples.
During the temple camps, health officials presented demonstrations identifying breeding sites of Anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes and displayed live mosquito larvae. Officials advised citizens to keep water storage drums and tanks covered, clean and dry containers once every week, and remove standing water from scrap items, tyres, plastic sheets, and tarpaulins.
Mayor Sujata Suraj Patil and Municipal Commissioner Dr Kailas Shinde appealed to residents to actively support the initiative by eliminating domestic breeding spots and seeking prompt medical attention if they experience fever symptoms.
