The Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug
Administration Department conducted awareness program on ‘Prevention of Dengue
Diseases’ to the food vendors in T. Nagar on 25th October 2012. A. Ramaraj
(Food Safety Officer) said that Dr. Lakshmi Narayanan (Designated Officer)
conducted training sessions on ways to prevent the growth of mosquito larvae
and on how to identify breeding grounds.
The training sessions also included
information on the four different types of dengue spread by the Aedes aegypti
mosquito. He said that many of the premises owned by food-business operators
were found to be breeding grounds for mosquitoes, the Chennai Corporation and
the food safety departments have decided to focus here, as part of their
massive awareness drive .Mr.Ramaraj said that they also distributing pamphlets
in the residential and commercial areas. He can be contacted on 99400 67099.
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