The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has directed the Kochi Corporation to prepare and implement an action plan to control mosquitoes and clean drains on a war footing amid reports of dengue spreading in different parts of the city.

SHRC Chairperson Alexander Thomas directed the Corporation Secretary to convene an urgent meeting of the Clean City Manager, the head of the Corporation’s health wing and other stakeholders to formulate an effective plan. The measures should be implemented first in dengue-prone areas, and later in the rest of the city, the order said.

The rights panel also directed the Corporation to take into account the views of ward councillors and office-bearers of residents’ associations while planning and implementing the programme.

The Corporation Secretary has been directed to submit a report on the action taken to the Commission within 10 days.

The Commission has asked the officials concerned to appear before it during a sitting at the Public Works department (PWD) Rest House at Pathadipalam on August 10.

The order was issued in a suo motu case registered by the Commission based on media reports.

Published - July 26, 2026 08:58 pm IST