: In response to the dengue situation in Karnataka, the state government has issued a directive outlining comprehensive measures to prevent and control the spread. The circular states that a state-level Dengue War Room is to be established in Arogya Soudha to closely monitor the situation. It also mandates the creation of similar Control Rooms/War Rooms in all districts and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to monitor and collect data on dengue cases in their respective areas.
A District Task Force for Dengue, led by the Deputy Commissioner, has to be formed in each district. This task force will include officials from various departments, medical professionals, and NGOs, and will review dengue control measures weekly to suggest necessary containment steps. One of the vital directives is to cover all houses for source reduction every fortnight through ASHA and health staff, supplemented by volunteers in urban areas.
A public campaign for source reduction will be conducted every Friday or on another designated day, involving elected representatives, citizens, and other departments to promote cleanliness and proper water storage practices. The circular emphasizes the identification of dengue hotspots—an area with a radius of about 100 meters where two or more dengue cases have been reported. Detailed information about these hotspots has to be shared with the state war room.
Officials are instructed to monitor every dengue-positive case daily for 14 days from the o.