Via Mid Day :
" The situation is far from healthy in one of Delhi's swankiest localities. The resident's of D-block in Vasant Kunj are living in constant dread these days as dengue and malaria rule the roost.
Though it's the Monsoon season, the conditions are a lot worse this time around. The reason being cited is the waterlogging problem at the location of the DDA's housing project with 5000 under-construction flats coming up for the Commonwealth Games. The stark reality is that beneath the lanky buildings, there is a massive accumulation of water in the basement in one of the parking areas causing mosquito breeding for both dengue and malaria.
The workers at the site are bearing the brunt of it but it has also taken its toll on the locals. The tally of suspected and confirmed cases is at 36 with the majority of them being reported from D-6, D-7 and D-8 of Vasant Kunj. The nuisance has persisted for almost a month now but the MCD says that despite repeated challans and reprimand, the DDA has not initiated any action so far.The construction workers toiling for 12 hours a day to meet the Games deadline have been hit hard. The MCD has already challaned Chief Engineer R K Aggarwal, Executive Engineer A K Jha and several junior engineers in this regard but that hasn't changed anything.
According to a source in the MCD's health department, the problem started about 20 days ago with the onset of monsoon and despite numerous warnings no action was taken to draw water out of the basement. "MCD inspectors have visited this site time and again but the private contractors seem to ignore the repeated warnings. The rate of mosquito multiplication is high and so would be the mortality rate if the problem is not dealt with seriously," he said."
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