Mosquito breeding sources need to be identified and cleared at home and the message is taken to the public through a challenge on social media, such as Facebook. Anyone can take photos of the covered water containers, and clean gardens, post it on social media with #Denguehousechallenge and tag their friends and the Corporation Commissioner too. Regarding the social media challenge, the commissioner said this is a way of spreading the message to more people and educating the public. When a person posts a photo of drinking water vessels covered, it is not a one time effort at his house. It is educating the person on the need to keep the vessels covered.

Source: The Hindu October 25, 2017 02:48 UTC