After reviewing the pattern of spread of malaria and dengue during previous monsoons in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to rope in volunteers to combat this menace. The civic body feels that these resident volunteers would be able to do a better job of tracing and locating the mosquito breeding grounds within their own premises.

Mosquitoes thrive in such areas and residents have asked the BMC to first take care of these open storm water drains