India, April 6 -- Ahead of monsoon, the district health department has begun preparations to curb vector-borne diseases under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, officials said on Sunday.

A meeting of senior officials and the district task force was held last week to plan inspections, rapid mass fever surveys and the release of Gambusia fish in water bodies to control mosquito larvae.

Dr JP Rajliwal, deputy civil surgeon at the health department, said around 204 water bodies in Gurugram have been replenished with Gambusia affinis, a fish that feeds on larvae and helps limit the spread of dengue and malaria. "The rapid mass fever surveys, along with extensive surveillance across the city, including fogging operations, br...