Gujarat high court on Monday directed the state government to fence water bodies to prevent them from becoming dumping grounds and, subsequently, natural breeding grounds for mosquitoes causing dengue. The direction comes at a time when the vector-borne disease has claimed four lives in the city and more than 700 cases have been reported.

Citing an earlier order passed by the high court, a bench of acting chief justice Jayant Patel and justice NV Anjaria said that all government land must be protected, especially water bodies like lakes and ponds. They should be prevented from turning into dumping grounds and being encroached upon............Read more

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