In a humanitarian gesture, the Bombay High Court today cautioned the citizens to keep their houses as well as surroundings clean and hygienic in the wake of outbreak of dengue, saying it should not be left entirely to the Government to act.

"Government may use its machinery to prevent the spread of this dreaded disease but a responsibility is also cast up on the citizens to ensure that they keep their houses clean and free of mosquitoes," said a bench headed by Chief Justice Mohit Shah while hearing a petition.