The District Administration of Rawalpindi, in collaboration with allied departments, has sealed 133 premises and registered 796 First Information Reports (FIRs) for violations of anti-dengue Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) from January 1 to date.
Action Against Violators
District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Jawad Ahmed stated on Saturday that authorities had also issued 625 challans and imposed fines totaling Rs. 1.966 million on violators across different parts of the district.
Surveillance Activities
Providing details of surveillance activities, he mentioned that 1,268 anti-dengue teams had conducted indoor inspections at 20,765,061 houses since January 1, detecting dengue larvae at 39,272 homes. Similarly, during outdoor surveillance, the teams inspected 934,586 locations and found dengue larvae at 46,167 spots.
Dengue Cases Decline
Dr Jawad Ahmed reported that only two confirmed dengue cases had been recorded in the district so far this year, compared to nine cases during the same period in 2025, 14 in 2024, and eight each in 2023 and 2022.
Public Advisory
He urged residents to remain vigilant and monitor junkyards, schools, and under-construction buildings, which could become breeding grounds for dengue mosquitoes. The health officer also advised citizens not to allow water to stagnate in or around their homes and workplaces to help prevent the spread of dengue larvae.
