Ludhiana, June 13 -- The district health department on Friday carried out a special anti-dengue drive at Punjab Roadways workshops, PRTC bus depots and adjoining junk yards across Ludhiana to check mosquito breeding and prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases.

Health teams surveyed 9,422 houses and inspected 21,843 containers during the drive. A total of 238 locations, including Punjab Roadways workshops and 177 junk yards, were covered.

Officials said bus depots, workshops and junk yards are considered vulnerable to mosquito breeding as discarded tyres, scrap material and other containers often accumulate stagnant water, creating favourable conditions for the spread of dengue.

During the inspections, teams identified potential bre...