Lahore: Deputy Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Ijaz on Wednesday conducted a detailed field visit to Shalimar Tehsil, inspecting ongoing development schemes in Singhpura and Sehar Road while reviewing anti-dengue measures and directing officials to accelerate public welfare projects.
During the visit, the Deputy Commissioner was accompanied by Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue), the Chief Officer of Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL), and the Assistant Commissioner Shalimar. The Assistant Commissioner briefed him on the progress of development projects and the district’s dengue monitoring campaign. Officials also presented a detailed briefing on indoor and outdoor dengue surveillance being carried out by field teams in Singhpura, informing him that quality construction materials were being used in accordance with approved standards.
The Deputy Commissioner directed the authorities to ensure that only approved, high-quality construction material is used in all ongoing development schemes. He ordered officials to expedite road patchwork and drainage restoration works in Singhpura and complete the installation of streetlights on Sehar Road without delay to enhance public safety. Reviewing dengue prevention efforts, Muhammad Ali Ijaz ordered immediate targeted spraying in ten houses surrounding any location where dengue larvae are detected, describing the measure as a mandatory protocol to prevent further spread of the disease. He also instructed the field teams to intensify indoor surveillance, eliminate stagnant water from vacant plots and junkyards on an emergency basis, and ensure strict implementation of dengue standard operating procedures (SOPs).
The DC also directed that FIRs be registered against commercial property owners found violating dengue SOPs, stressing that negligence in providing civic facilities or implementing preventive measures would not be tolerated. He said the district administration would utilise all available resources to build a modern and well-organised Lahore, adding that the administration remained fully mobilized to make the provincial capital free from dengue through effective surveillance, timely interventions and coordinated field operations.