Sri Lanka, July 6 -- With seven high-risk dengue zones identified within the Kandy Municipal Council area, the municipality has decided to take strict legal action against individuals who dispose of garbage improperly.

The decision was unanimously taken by the Municipal Council, led by the Mayor, as part of efforts to bring the city out of the high dengue risk situation.

In the past week alone, 108 dengue patients were reported within the Kandy municipal limits, with most cases recorded around areas such as Kandy Police Station, Peradeniya Road, Bahirawakanda, Nittawela Dewi Road, and Hiraessagala.

Kandy Municipal Chief Medical Officer Dr. Krishantha Masatchi said that inspections of mosquito breeding sites had revealed a large number ...