KARACHI: Sindh Government and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) were unable to start anti-dengue & malaria fumigation drive in Karachi city despite the lapse of almost seven months this year. 

The anti-dengue and malaria fumigation campaign could not kick off yet despite the lapse of seven months which put the lives of citizens at stake in Karachi. The dengue larva breeding has rapidly increased due to poor sanitation conditions in the city, as no concrete step has been taken yet to control the prevalence of dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases. 

The KMC has been unable to launch an anti-dengue fumigation campaign due to the non-supply of insecticide from the Sindh government. The staff, vehicles and machinery were available, but the Sindh government was not providing insecticide chemicals to KMC’s Municipal Services Department.