The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has fined the owners of 86 establishments under its territory around Tk 2 lakh as larvae of Aedes mosquito were found there.

The DNCC conducted the drive as part of its ongoing combing operation for mosquito control, said a press release. 

On the eighth day of the operation, the DNCC officials inspected a total of 13,081 buildings and under-construction establishments.

A total of 10 cases were filed against a number of house owners during the drive. 

Around 7,700 establishments were found to be conducive to Aedes mosquito breeding. 

The 10-day long combing operation started on July 4. 

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