New Delhi: Four dengue deaths and as many as 1158 dengue and 1057 chikungunya cases have been reported in the national capital till September 10, though their number was "less" than last year due to "preparatory activities", AAP Government told the Delhi High Court today.
The government denied claims that Delhi was facing the "worst dengue crisis" and said they have taken a slew of measures to control these vector-borne diseases, it said in an affidavit filed before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal.
It said strict surveillance of preparedness and impact of these diseases have been carried out for taking further preventive measures as, due to environmental conditions, the number of diseases like dengue, chikungunya and malaria "shows upswing during July to October".
"Owing to early start of preparatory activities of GNCTD, this core mandate has been effectively discharged. Number of dengue fever cases reported are less in comparison to previous year in spite of early and more rainfall this year," the affidavit said.
It said 1057 cases of chikungunya were also reported but no death has been attributed to this disease till September 10 as per the report of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).
Delhi government's senior standing counsel Rahul Mehra said they have done everything based on the experience of last year and released funds to the civic bodies in advance to combat the situation.
"We will consider all the aspects and pass orders. If we are not satisfied, we may again call the government," the bench said.
The government denied claims that Delhi was facing the "worst dengue crisis" and said they have taken a slew of measures to control these vector-borne diseases, it said in an affidavit filed before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal.
It said strict surveillance of preparedness and impact of these diseases have been carried out for taking further preventive measures as, due to environmental conditions, the number of diseases like dengue, chikungunya and malaria "shows upswing during July to October".
"Owing to early start of preparatory activities of GNCTD, this core mandate has been effectively discharged. Number of dengue fever cases reported are less in comparison to previous year in spite of early and more rainfall this year," the affidavit said.
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It said 1057 cases of chikungunya were also reported but no death has been attributed to this disease till September 10 as per the report of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).
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Delhi government's senior standing counsel Rahul Mehra said they have done everything based on the experience of last year and released funds to the civic bodies in advance to combat the situation.
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"We will consider all the aspects and pass orders. If we are not satisfied, we may again call the government," the bench said.
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