- Lack of provision of funds by Punjab government hampers anti-dengue campaign
- Sources say anti-dengue drive being overshadowed by anti-polio campaign
Anti-dengue campaign has not been started so far in the city despite heavy showers reportedly owing to staffs’ engagement in anti-polio campaign.
Sources said anti-dengue campaign was not being focused because it had to be run out of local funding while polio campaign was being run on foreign funding.
Statistics reveal that one anti-polio phase had been completed against funds ranging between Rs 7 million and Rs 7.5 million in which every member of polio team was paid Rs 1,000.
As many as 1,763 teams were formed during the last phase of the anti-polio campaign. A sum of Rs 352,600 was paid to all the polio teams. Foreign funding is stated to be the main reason for non-accomplishment of anti-polio campaign in time.
In anti-dengue campaign, all the funding, medicines and machinery is provided by the government of Punjab, therefore it could not be started in time during the last year and this year the campaign is facing the same hurdle.
The citizens have demanded for launching anti dengue campaign immediately before this fatal epidemic starts claiming lives.