Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) fined owners of nine buildings a total of Tk 1.53 lakh on Monday after finding Aedes larvae during a mosquito eradication drive.
In Mohammadpur area under Ward-33, a total of Tk 1.05 lakh was imposed on three homeowners. The DNCC Executive Magistrate of Region 5, Md Abdur Rafiul Alam, conducted the drive.
Executive Magistrate Nashid Kaiser Riad fined two homeowners in Tejgaon area under Region 3 of Tk 20,000. Mirpur Shah Alibagh area, a fine of Tk 15,000 was imposed on the owners of two under-construction buildings.
In Badda area under Region 10, the Regional Executive Officer and Executive Magistrate Nasima Khanam led the campaign, imposing a fine of Tk 10,000 on one house.
In Uttara Sector 4 and 6 areas under Region-1, Executive Magistrate Md. Nazmul Hossain imposed a fine of Tk 3,000 on one house.
Additionally, regional executive officers conducted campaigns in other regions, and assistant health officers distributed leaflets and made public announcements in various places across the ten regions of the DNCC to raise public awareness about dengue control. —UNB
