By : PRASANNA RAMAN
2009/06/29
Prevention is better than cure in the war against dengue. PRASANNA RAMAN has some tips.
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| Keep the mozzies away with mosquito nets and window nets. |
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| The Aedes mosquito. |
CONTRARY to popular belief that the Aedes mosquitoes come out only at dusk to bite, they are at it throughout the day, although they are most active during dawn and dusk.
Although one may have clean surroundings at home, many people get bitten while they’re away from their homes. The roadside stall, the never-fumigated office and the park are places that many get bitten at.
And compared with the outskirts, dengue seems to be most prevalent in urban areas.
According to Ridzuan Ismail, director of R&D and Entomology Research Centre, Fumakilla Malaysia Berhad, urbanites suffer most from this mosquito due to the nature of the mosquitoes itself.
“These mosquitoes are short-distance flyers and can only fly a distance of up to 50 to 100 metres. The more dense the population is in an urban area, the easier it becomes for the mosquitoes to fly around in the neighbourhood and bite people,” he explained.
Coupled with the fact that there are more construction sites and uninhabited houses in urban areas, he stressed, these places attract the mosquitoes to breed and infect people.
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By LeeYK
This tunnel project is now more than a year behind schedule. Commuters who make use of this route via Aman Suria to Tropicana can testify to the long queues at the T-junction. No thanks to a dysfunctional set of traffic lights which was never fixed. The congestion is made worse by some kiasu drivers who prefer to kiss the vehicle in front than to give away to traffic on the other sides. It’s a classic case of power lies in the hands that control the steering wheel. The good news is the traffic woes at this junction should be an event of the past soon. The tunnel is almost ready and they are doing the road works now.
If you are observant, you notice this new tunnel is built several feet lower than the existing one. I believe this is due to the tunneling technique used and also to ensure there is no soil movement affecting the busy NKVE. The lower tunnel may present an issue though. During the monsoon season, will water be dispersed quickly avoiding the flooding of the tunnel? Let’s hope the civil engineers have incorporated this in the design.
The opening of this tunnel should pave way to the eventual opening of the last mile linking Idaman neighbourhood to ours. Let’s hope the court injunction will be lifted soon allowing construction to begin. Even then, it will take several months so look forward to next year for this short-cut to Bandar Utama and Kota Damansara.
… and Petronas is back in business with a staff waving a welcome banner to usher you in. I sure hope their air pumps are new.
He rose to prominence through his contribution to the development of Radio-Television Malaysia (RTM), the National Broadcasting Training Centre (NBTC) and the Asian Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD).
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