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LAHORE:
Lahore Zoo has launched a whole bunch of fish into its lake to remove dengue mosquitoes and their larvae, in addition to to manage inexperienced algae, officers stated on Saturday.
Zoo Director Zahid Iqbal Sheikh, together with different workers, launched tilapia and different fish species into the lake.
Sheikh defined that the fish, supplied by the Director of Fisheries South Punjab, would naturally devour the inexperienced algae and mosquitoes, providing an eco-friendly answer to the issue.
“This pure technique is not going to solely assist eradicate dengue mosquitoes from the lake however may even scale back the inexperienced algae, bettering the water high quality,” Sheikh stated.
He added that the fish would additionally improve the attraction of the zoo to guests, as they’re anticipated to attract curiosity from vacationers.
In addition to the lake, fish have additionally been launched within the zoo’s fountains and waterfalls, additional contributing to the trouble to remove mosquitoes and algae.
Several sufferers of dengue fever have been admitted to hospitals in the course of the previous week, triggering issues that the illness might unfold within the province after the monsoon rains.
Till August 25, three new sufferers of dengue fever have been confirmed, together with one in Lahore, elevating the overall variety of circumstances in Punjab to this point this 12 months to 299.
The contemporary circumstances have been confirmed at a time when rainwater is presents at varied spots in Lahore and different cities. The native administration has additionally failed to right away drain water from some dengue hotspots in Lahore and different districts.
According to officers, the district authorities in a number of areas haven’t adequately priotised the dengue eradication efforts in latest weeks.
After the latest heavy rains in Lahore and different space, the presence of dengue larva was detected by the surveillance groups, indicating the necessity for the provincial authorities to deal with protecting measures.
Punjab Chief Mister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has additionally held conferences with the officers involved however the anti-dengue actions haven’t been adequately intensified.
Rainwater couldn’t be instantly drained out from varied areas of Lahore and in addition from the playgrounds of a whole bunch of academic establishments within the province.
After the faculties reopened following the summer time holidays, college students and oldsters complained concerning the presence of mosquitos on the premises.
One demise as a result of dengue fever has been reported from a hospital in Rawalpindi in the course of the ongoing 12 months.
