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Mumbai: Chemical shortage disrupts fogging activities in city
Updated On: 30 December, 2023 07:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshan Kalyanikar
Officials claim that city is experiencing a rise in nuisance causing mosquitoes and not the vector-borne disease spreading ones
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Deltamethrin stock got depleted as it was used extensively in the place of other chemicals, officials said. File pic
Fogging activities in the city to control mosquitoes have faced disruption due to the limited availability of certain pest control chemicals. This has alarmed some residents, causing concerns about a possible surge in vector-borne diseases after Mumbai experienced spikes in dengue and malaria during the monsoon.
In a letter to BMC authorities, local activist Godfrey Pimenta from the Watchdog Foundation said, “We wish to bring to your attention the critical issue of the recent surge in vector-borne diseases in K East Ward and across the other wards of Mumbai. The cessation of the use of deltamethrin, an organophosphate pesticide, for the past 15 days has resulted in a concerning rise in cases of diseases such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya, etc.” Deltamethrin happens to be one of the several chemicals used in fogging machines.
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