Rangpur city to become free from Chikungunya
BSS, Rangpur
Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa has said Rangpur would become a clean city soon free from Chikungunya, Dengu and Malaria diseases with adequate and hygienic civic amenities for citizens.
He said this while launching a month-long Mosquito Elimination Programme-2019 on the Shyamasundari Canal at a function held in Ward No-18 in the city on Wednesday as the chief guest, a press release said yesterday.
Mostafa inaugurated the mosquito elimination programme of Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC) by spraying insecticides in the canal and the process will continue during the next one month in all 33 wards of the
city.
With Chief of the Conservancy Division of RpCC Shahinur Rahman Shahin in the chair, City Councilors Muntaseer Shaminm Laiko, Mahbubar Rahman Manjur, Saiful Islam Fulu and Assistant Conservancy Officer Hassam Rahi attended the function.
Shahin discussed the utter essence of maintaining cleanliness at drainage and sewerage systems, office premises, institutions and homesteads in the city to prevent breeding of mosquito and keep the environment clean.
Alongside with the month-long mosquito elimination programmes, the RpCC has been conducting the Clean City Campaign to maintain sustainable cleanliness in the city. Shahin said.
Mayor Mostafa directed all concerned for maintaining cleanliness at office premises, institutions, homesteads and drainage and sewerage systems in the city.
He sought assistance of all citizens in making the mosquito elimination programme successful to maintain cleanliness and improve the city environment and reduce extent of all mosquito-related diseases.
he said All of the drainage and sewerage systems and other places will be cleaned up and insecticides be sprayed to destroy mosquitoes in a shorter period in the city,.
