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Urgent measures needed to mitigate Dengue risk amid upcoming rains

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Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff, Sagala Ratnayaka urged relevant officials to take immediate action to mitigate the risk of Dengue in Colombo, particularly with the onset of the rainy season.

He also advised the preparation of a special awareness programme to educate schoolchildren and parents through the Ministry of Education, during the Dengue Prevention Week, from May 26 to June 1.

Further, Mr. Ratnayaka directed authorities to work on reducing the risk of Dengue around public institutions, religious places and new construction sites. He emphasised the need for relevant departments to enforce regulations against those who do not comply with these preventive measures.

Mr Ratnayaka issued these instructions during a progress review meeting on the current status of the Dengue Control Programme, held yesterday (20) at the Presidential Secretariat, with State Minister for Defence Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon, and Chief of Defence Staff, General Shavendra Silva, to review the implementation of the decisions taken at the previous meeting and assess their current progress.

The measures implemented in the past period to control the spread of Dengue and their effectiveness were discussed at length, with a particular focus on the Health Medical Officer divisions in the Western Province, where an increase in Dengue cases has been observed.

Furthermore, there was deliberation regarding the complete removal of hazardous trees within Colombo City and the trimming of branches to mitigate risks. Mr. Ratnayaka also recommended the development of a program aimed at replanting trees to compensate for those removed, along with the provision of progress reports on this initiative.

Additionally, a discussion concerning the upkeep of a pristine and appealing coastline, along with the identification of the most appropriate method for wastewater disposal into the sea, was convened yesterday (20) under the leadership of Mr Ratnayaka.

The central focus was to establish a task force dedicated to executing this programme, in consultation with President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Officials from the relevant line Ministries, Heads of Security departments and other Stakeholders participated in these deliberations.

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