With the number of dengue cases in the city increasing every day, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials have started issuing notices and registering cases against citizens who are not taking adequate measures to prevent the breeding of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that carry the dengue virus.

Contaminated water enters through the broken lid of the tank opening. (Left) Breeding Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can be spotted in the stagnant pools of water on the tank

Ironically, the civic body’s water supply department is guilty of the same negligence, as mid-day discovered during a visit to the water tank at Sinhagad Road. Accompanied by Assistant Medical Officer of Health (PMC), Dr Shyam Satpute, and his team, on Saturday this reporter uncovered the big health hazard posed by the dilapidated water tank.