28 May,2026 03:43 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
During the same period, fogging operations were carried out in the vicinity of 30,17,220 households. Pic/ BMC
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday intensified its pre-monsoon mosquito control and disease prevention campaign, with large-scale inspections and fogging operations conducted across Mumbai.
According to the civic body, the Insecticide Department inspected 32,51,623 households across all 26 administrative wards between January 2026 and 27 May 2026.
During the same period, fogging operations were carried out in the vicinity of 30,17,220 households.
Officials said a total of 22,800 area visits were conducted as part of the drive, aimed at preventing the spread of vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria ahead of the monsoon season.
During inspections, mosquito larvae responsible for dengue transmission (Aedes aegypti) were detected at 37,800 locations, while larvae of malaria-causing mosquitoes (Anopheles stephensi) were found at 4,529 sites.
All identified breeding grounds were immediately destroyed by civic teams, the BMC said.
As part of the preventive measures, teams inspected common mosquito breeding sources such as stagnant water in overhead tanks, slum water storage containers, plastic sheets, discarded tyres, flower pots, decorative items, coconut shells, and plastic bottles.
The civic body stated that 540 discarded tyres and 1,16,251 scrap items that could serve as mosquito breeding sites were removed during the drive.
Around 4,000 building redevelopment project sites across Mumbai have also been covered under the campaign, with safety officers trained to implement mosquito-control measures more effectively.
Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide has been reviewing the operations through field visits across the city and suburbs. She has been interacting with officials and sanitation staff to assess ground-level challenges and ongoing preventive measures.
The BMC said over 1,000 workers, staff, and officers in the Insecticide Department are continuously engaged in citywide surveillance and inspections.
The civic body added that multiple departments, including the Public Health and Insecticide Departments, are working in coordination to control vector-borne diseases. Regular fogging, spraying operations, and elimination of breeding sites are being carried out as part of ongoing pre-monsoon preparedness.
