Mansukh Mandaviya urged states to strengthen intersectoral, multi-partner and multi-level collaboration to ensure there was no mosquito breeding in neighbourhoods amid the monsoon season.
Mandaviya had reviewed the preparedness for prevention and control of vector borne diseases with 13 high-burden states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Punjab Rajasthan Tripura, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha & Tamil Nadu.
The Indian government has the target of eliminating malaria by 2030, lymphatic filariasis by 2030 and kala-azar by 2023. (With inputs from ANI).