(Media Release)
On the directions of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, a comprehensive cleaning campaign to wipe out the threat of resurgence of Dengue epidemic in Puttalam and other surrounding areas in western province-based Army formations and Army residential quarters, will come into effect, beginning Monday (June 2, 2014) from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
The cleaning programme to be launched under the close supervision of Major General U.A.B Medawela, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West), is expected to seek the public assistance, too considering its national importance.
In parallel with the programme, a separate survey is to be carried out by the Army in areas, highly vulnerable to such Dengue attacks, together with respective Public Health Inspectors (PHIs), in order to identity mosquito breeding areas and prioritize the conduct of cleaning work in such areas at first on an urgent basis.
Since there looms a threat for re-emergence of Dengue, the Army has also decided to support all public or private initiatives for eradication of this epidemic in whatever the way possible.
Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake has also instructed all SFHQs to provide maximum co-operation to such programmes in respective vulnerable areas to the best of their ability since the public too have a moral obligation for themselves in the fight against Dengue.(Ends)
On the directions of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, a comprehensive cleaning campaign to wipe out the threat of resurgence of Dengue epidemic in Puttalam and other surrounding areas in western province-based Army formations and Army residential quarters, will come into effect, beginning Monday (June 2, 2014) from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. The cleaning programme to be launched under the close supervision of Major General U.A.B Medawela, Commander, Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West), is expected to seek the public assistance, too considering its national importance.
In parallel with the programme, a separate survey is to be carried out by the Army in areas, highly vulnerable to such Dengue attacks, together with respective Public Health Inspectors (PHIs), in order to identity mosquito breeding areas and prioritize the conduct of cleaning work in such areas at first on an urgent basis.
Since there looms a threat for re-emergence of Dengue, the Army has also decided to support all public or private initiatives for eradication of this epidemic in whatever the way possible.
Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake has also instructed all SFHQs to provide maximum co-operation to such programmes in respective vulnerable areas to the best of their ability since the public too have a moral obligation for themselves in the fight against Dengue.(Ends)
