Amid a sharp spike in dengue cases across the country, the central health department has recently included Vadodara, Surat, and Ahmedabad among the 17 major cities/municipal regions with the highest number of dengue cases nationwide.
With incessant monsoon rains gripping the nation, vector-borne diseases have been on the rise, causing a significant surge in dengue cases across the nation.
In response, the central government’s health department initiated a review of dengue cases and compiled this list of cities with the highest number of cases.
Other than three from Gujarat, the 17 cities and municipal regions also include Delhi (MCD and NDMC regions), Bengaluru, Greater Mumbai, Pune, Nasik, Nagpur, Thane, Jaipur, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Kanpur, and Kolkata.
VMC’s incompetency nurses vector-borne epidemic
Meanwhile, Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) is facing serious flak for neither managing a top 10 spot among the cleanest cities nor being able to prevent a dengue outbreak.
In addition to vector-borne diseases, waterborne diseases are on the rise in the city. Following recent floods caused by heavy rainfall along the banks of the Vishwamitri River, malaria cases are seeing a sharp rise as well.
However, VMC officials claim they have been undertaking immediate and effective measures to control the dengue outbreak in the city.