Lok Sabha Question No. 5489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Dengue and Chikungunya in BBMP Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5489 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## DENGUE AND CHIKUNGUN YA IN BBMP AREAS

## 5489. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  increase  in  number  of  Dengue  and  Chikungunya  cases  in  Bruhat  Bengalur Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) areas of Bengaluru has come to the notice of the Government;
- (b) if so, the number of such cases reported including the number of persons treated and de therefrom, BBMP zonewise;
- (c) the number of staff working to implement the prevention and control measures for d and chikungunya in BBMP areas, cadre - wise; and
- (d) whether there is a proposal before the Government for the zone - wise recruitment of assistant entomologist  and  entomologist  in  order  to  monitor  and  supervise  the  control  Vector  b diseases measures in BBMP areas and if so, the details of the cadre an d recruitment rules in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b): Yes. There is an increase noticed in the case of Dengue and Chikunguniya in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) areas of Bangaluru . However, the number of cases of both  Dengue  and  Chikungunya  reported  till  23rd  July  2019  are  lesser  than  that  in corresponding period of  2018.

The  Zone- wise  comparative  number  of  Dengue  and  Chikungunya cases  and  deaths reported from BBMP (till 23/7/2019)  during  2019 and corresponding period in 2018 are Annexure .

Contd……

(c) : The number of staff working to implement the prevention and control measures for den and chikungunya in BBMP areasas are follows: -

Gangmen for fogging and spraying              486

Asha Workers                                                556

Link Workers                                                  396

Medical Officers                                             114

Programme Officers                                       03

Deputy Health Officers                                   14

| Gangmen for fogging and spraying   |     |
|------------------------------------|-----|
| Asha Workers                       |     |
| Link Workers                       |     |
| Health Inspectors                  | 198 |
| Medical Officers                   |     |
| Programme Officers                 |     |
| Deputy Health Officers             |     |
| Health Officers                    | 08  |

(d) : As of now there is no such proposal. However, one post of Biologist is sanctione Mosquito Control Unit of BBMP under Urban Vector Borne Diseases (VBD) Scheme, which is vacant.

## Annexure

Comparative Dengue situation in BBMP area during 2018 & 2019 (January to 23 rd July)

under are

| Sl. No.   | BBMP Zone    | 2018 (Jan to 23 rd July)   | 2018 (Jan to 23 rd July)   | 2019 (Jan to 23 rd July)   | 2019 (Jan to 23 rd July)   | Remarks                               |
|-----------|--------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | BBMP Zone    | Cases                      | Deaths                     | Cases                      | Deaths                     |                                       |
| 1         | Bommanahalli | 527                        | 0                          | 353                        | 0                          | Bruhath Bengaluru                     |
| 2         | Dasarahalli  | 78                         | 0                          | 71                         | 0                          | Mahanagara Palike has a total of      |
| 3         | East         | 1555                       | 0                          | 914                        | 0                          | (BBMP) wards, of which 63             |
| 4         | Mahadevapura | 661                        | 0                          | 408                        | 0                          | are covered                           |
| 5         | RR Nagar     | 197                        | 0                          | 153                        | 0                          | Bangalore Urban The statistics covers |
| 6         | South        | 673                        | 0                          | 467                        | 0                          | wards which come                      |
| 7         | West         | 339                        | 0                          | 247                        | 0                          | BBMP jurisdiction. All                |
| 8         | Yelahanka    | 104                        | 0                          | 83                         | 0                          | Dengue cases by ELISA                 |
| Total     | Total        | 4134                       | 0                          | 2696                       | 0                          | confirmed for IgM/NS1.                |

Comparative Chikungunya situation in BBMP area during 2018 & 2019 (January to till 23 rd July)

| Sl. No.   | BBMP Zone    | 2018 (Jan to 23 rd July)   | 2018 (Jan to 23 rd July)   | 2019 (Jan to 23 rd July)   | 2019 (Jan to 23 rd July)   |
|-----------|--------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|           |              | Cases                      | Deaths                     | Cases                      | Deaths                     |
| 1         | Bommanahalli | 4                          | 0                          | 4                          | 0                          |
| 2         | Dasarahalli  | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 3         | East         | 11                         | 0                          | 5                          | 0                          |
| 4         | Mahadevapura | 7                          | 0                          | 3                          | 0                          |
| 5         | RR Nagar     | 7                          | 0                          | 2                          | 0                          |
| 6         | South        | 70                         | 0                          | 51                         | 0                          |
| 7         | West         | 34                         | 0                          | 8                          | 0                          |
| 8         | Yelahanka    | 0                          | 0                          | 1                          | 0                          |
| Total     | Total        | 134                        | 0                          | 74                         | 0                          |