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RAWALPINDI, Oct 9 (APP):The Anti-dengue awareness campaign and cleanliness drive launched by Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) were underway in the city.
According to a spokesman, the communication teams of RWMC carried out its awareness campaign in the area of commercial market to aware the masses about the dengue virus and to motivate them to keep their surroundings clean for the elimination of such a fatal virus.
The teams also distributed pamphlets among the shopkeepers of the area to highlight the importance of cleanliness and the prevention of dengue.
The teams apprised them about the life cycle, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of dengue and added that the purpose of this activity was to educate the people about the fundamental standards of cleanliness so that the citizens could apply these standards in their lives to make their surroundings neat and clean.
The teams called upon the residents to keep an eye on junkyards, schools and under-construction buildings which lead to the spread of dengue larvae and leave no place wet or stagnant water.
The spokesman said, “We will continue such activities in the coming days as the government has issued the threat of dengue fever spread linked with public health.”