CMRL launches project to train workers against vector control diseases

Chennai: In a bid to create awareness on dengue, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has launched a project to train workers at the site locations on vector control diseases, its implications and steps to be taken to control the same.

"Doctors were present to explain the seriousness of the disease and awareness videos were played for better understanding. Workers were given Nilavembu Kashayam for the prevention of dengue and it would be distributed regularly at work sites and labour camps," the official press statement read.

Currently, around 5,000 labourers are engaged in the on-going work on the underground stretch of CMRL. So far, 20 stations have been completed and commissioned for operation since June 2015, which consists of both elevated and underground stations.