Senior IAS officer and secretary of the forest department Vikas Kharge has joined the hundreds of people who have contracted dengue this month. Kharge’s condition has led to the BMC officials visiting his building and two more buildings where IAS officers reside, to inspect and destroy mosquito-breeding spots. In the first 11 days of September, 102 dengue cases were confirmed, compared to 93 recorded in all of August. Dengue is spread by the aedes aegypti mosquito that breeds in fresh water, mostly indoors, and bites during daytime.

The Nilambari building, which is home to several IAS officers (insert) Senior IAS officer Vikas Kharge