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RAWALPINDI, Sep 16 (APP):Additional Director General (ADG), Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Awais Manzoor Tarar here on Monday directed the approved housing schemes to adopt all possible anti-dengue measures.
Chairing a meeting held at RDA office, the ADG instructed the owners and sponsors of the housing schemes to take solid steps to ensure implementation of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the Punjab government to control dengue.
The ADG instructed the housing societies to nominate representatives and form teams under a focal person to implement anti-dengue SOPs. These focal persons would coordinate with the Assistant Director of Planning, RDA, and provide regular reports on their efforts to control dengue.
Awais Manzoor Tarar warned that FIRs would be lodged against those from whose properties dengue larvae would be detected.
He underlined the need to adopt immediate dengue control measures and preventive and long-term strategies to protect the environment and public health.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Director Planning, Muhammad Samiullah Niazi, Assistant Director General, Waqar Ahmad, Assistant Director Planning, Mehwish Saleem, Assistant Director Building Control, Muhammad Daud, Assistant Director Architecture, Syeda Rida Sultan and several owners and sponsors of approved housing schemes.