The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has placed household action at the centre of its dengue prevention message, urging people to prevent water from collecting in and around their homes. The ministry says stagnant water commonly found near homes can provide breeding conditions for dengue mosquitoes.
The guidance asks residents to inspect their homes and surroundings and remove water that has accumulated in everyday objects. The measures are intended to help reduce the risk of dengue by limiting places where mosquitoes can breed.
Steps highlighted for households
The ministry’s prevention guidance includes:
- Keeping water tanks and containers covered.
- Cleaning coolers and water containers regularly.
- Removing stagnant water from flowerpots, tyres and other objects.
- Preventing water from collecting in and around the home.
The accompanying National Health Mission material reinforces the same household focus, showing water-storage containers, plant pots and a discarded tyre among the items that should be checked. It also calls on people to examine their homes and surroundings today and not allow water to stagnate.
Dengue prevention, according to the ministry’s message, begins with keeping domestic areas clean and addressing potential mosquito-breeding sites. The appeal is framed as a community-protection measure, linking actions taken around individual homes with efforts to reduce dengue risk more broadly.
