Special Mosquito Terminator Train to run in Delhi

The anti-mosquito train will be run from August 30 to October 4 in Delhi. The train passes through Dayabasti, Seva Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Lodhi Colony and nearby areas.

New Delhi(India):A special train which will help in preventing mosquito breeding along the railway tracks in Delhi will flag-off from August 30.

Special Mosquito Terminator train will be running in areas adjacent to the railway tracks to prevent diseases like dengue and malaria. Divisional Railway Manager Delhi, Commissioner/ SDMC and Senior Railway officials will be present for the flagging-off.

The train passes through Dayabasti, Seva Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Lodhi Colony and nearby areas.

Once the train starts, at a fixed interval it will spray anti-mosquito insecticides along the tracks for the next one month (30 August to 4 October).

Special Mosquito Terminator Train to run in Delhi

The anti-mosquito train will run from 5 o'clock to 9 o'clock in the morning in which railway uses special kind of DBKM spray to kill mosquitoes.

The Ministry of Railway grants permission for such over-dimension consignments.

The drive has been going on for years as a precautionary measure to minimise mosquito breeding alongside railway tracks in Delhi area.