DNCC Deploy Drones to Find Mosquitoes

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) authority started searching for mosquitoes by deploying drones at Gulshan in the capital. A team of 6-7 people led by DNCC Chief Health Officer Brigadier General Mohammad Jobaidur Rahman took part in it. Health officials and mosquito extermination workers were also present at the time.

Today, Saturday (July 2) at around 10:30 am, the City Corporation raided the Hotel Paradise. Drones flew from that roof and started looking for mosquitoes in the surrounding roofs. It also lists buildings where mosquitoes exist.

Announcing the operation to identify the source of mosquitoes through drones in Uttara area last Thursday, DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam said that from July 2 to 11, a search operation will be conducted in every house under Dhaka North to find the source of mosquitoes through sophisticated drones. Taking pictures from the drone and using the data will create a database of mosquito larvae found in homes, which will be used in mosquito eradication activities next year as well.

DNCC Chief Health Officer Brigadier General. Jobaidur Rahman said that when the mosquito extermination workers were asked to climb on the roof and identify the place of origin of the mosquitoes, they saw two, four or maximum 10 houses. Again they cannot enter into many houses.

But when we look through drones, we can see hundreds of nearby houses in an hour. This makes the work easier and faster by identifying the place of origin of mosquitoes and conducting mosquito eradication activities in that building immediately. This is accelerating the mosquito eradication program.

"When we go to one building with a drone, looking at the roofs of hundreds of nearby buildings, other building owners are also becoming aware," he added. Not to be punished in the campaign, they themselves are keeping the roof of the building clean. Basically this is what we need, if everyone is aware, people will be saved from mosquito eradication, dengue, and chikungunya.