Dengue cases on rise, drones to spray anti-larva medicine in waterlogged areas

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday launched a campaign under which it used drones to spray anti-larva medicine on 15 hectare of waterlogged area at Narela’s Rani Khera ward.

While inaugurating the initiative, Mayor Shelly Oberoi said, “For the first time in Delhi, anti-mosquito medicine is being sprayed through drones… Due to lack of drainage of rainwater, the risk of vector-borne diseases increases in this area.”

Drones will be used across Delhi in areas where it is not possible for the MCD to spray medicines. “There is also a danger of poisonous creatures like snakes and scorpions being present in waterlogged areas. It will be easier to spray medicine in such areas through drones,” a civic official said.