KDA launches mosquito control campaign in Nirala Park and surrounding residential area to combat dengue. Photo : BSS

KHULNA, Sept 6, 2026 (BSS) - To curb mosquito breeding and combat dengue outbreak, the Khulna Development Authority (KDA) has launched a comprehensive mosquito control and insecticide spraying program in Nirala Park and the surrounding residential area.

KDA Chairman Advocate SM Shafiqul Alam Mona formally inaugurated the campaign at Nirala Park and Residential Area at 11am on Sunday.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, the KDA Chairman stated that the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes and the number of dengue cases increase during the monsoon season.

“To protect the city residents from dengue infection and keep the Nirala Residential Area  dengue-free, the KDA has undertaken a series of programmes,” he said.

He stressed that government initiatives and insecticide spraying alone are not enough to prevent dengue, and called for greater public awareness and participation.

“Following the directives of Prime Minister Tareque Rahman, the KDA is working relentlessly to implement extensive action plans to ease the sufferings of Khulna residents,” he said.

The KDA chairman urged residents to keep their homes, flower pots, yards and rooftops clean and advised them not to allow stagnant water to remain for more than three days, as such water can become a breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes.

As part of the mosquito control campaign, larvicides and fogging chemicals are being sprayed with modern fogging machines at mosquito breeding sites along different roads, drains, bushes and around residential premises in Nirala.

The KDA chairman said the mosquito eradication drive would gradually be extended to other residential areas under the KDA, and different parts of Khulna city.

KDA Secretary (Deputy Secretary) Syed Faruk Ahmed, Superintending Engineer Md Mofizur Rahman, noted social worker and former councillor and president of Sonadanga thana BNP Md Hafizur Rahman Moni, Nirala Janakalyan Samity President Akhtar Hossain Firoz, General Secretary Md Abdus Sabur, senior KDA officials, local representatives, leaders of Nirala Residential Area Welfare Association and local residents, among others, attended the programme.