MCD imposes fines over mosquito breeding at construction sites

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Sunday said it has issued fines ranging from 5,000 up to ₹1 lakh across construction sites in Delhi as part of its ongoing anti-larval campaign after the sites were found to be taking insufficient measures to control mosquito breeding, said civic officials on Sunday.

A fine of ₹1 lakh was imposed on PNSC construction company, which is carrying out works at a site near IIT Delhi with officials stating a large number of mosquitoes were found to be breeding there. “A team of officials from the MCD’s public health department undertook anti-larval measures and destroyed all the mosquito breeding sites,” said an MCD official.

Among the other locations where violations were detected include two construction sites at Karkardooma, one at Khichdipur and a site in Dwarka.

“A company, SAM Buildwell, was fined 50,000 at Karkardooma; 10,000 was slapped on Abhilasha Enterprises for construction at the LBS Hospital in Khichdipur, ₹10,000 on the N.C.C for another construction in Karkardooma and a fine of 5,000 was imposed for mosquito breeding at construction a site at Venkateshwar Hospital in Dwarka’s Sector 18A,” said the MCD on Sunday.

The MCD said in order to curb the spread of vector-borne diseases, people need to take preventive measures, particularly during monsoon, by regularly checking probable spots at their home or in their locality where chances of mosquito breeding are high.