MD WASA directs officials to work hard to prevent dengue.

RAWALPINDI -- Managing Director, Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) Rawalpindi Raja Shaukat Mahmood has directed the officials of the authority to work hard to prevent dengue.

According to a WASA spokesman, the authority was creating awareness among people about the danger of dengue and all possible preventive measures were being taken to cope with this disease.

He informed that WASA was working in collaboration with the Rawalpindi District Administration as well as District Health Department to control and prevent dengue.

Taking measures, WASA had constituted seven working teams in Rawal Town and Potohar Town, which works on daily basis to eliminate the dengue larvae in Rawalpindi city.

Similarly, accumulated water in streets and roads were sucked through sucking and jet machines, he added.

Moreover, the sewerage staff was also working on cleaning drains and small outlets besides...