The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has sharply intensified its pre-monsoon vector control campaign across the city, with official data showing a 93% decline in dengue cases — from 1,591 in all of 2025 to just 110 between January and May 2026. The drop, attributed to sustained surveillance, fogging and anti-larval operations, comes ahead of the monsoon season when mosquito-borne diseases typically spike.

Key Case Numbers

Of the 110 dengue cases recorded so far in 2026, 104 were detected at government hospitals and 6 at private facilities. Malaria figures have also fallen sharply: 54 malaria (PV) and 11 malaria (PF) cases have been reported this year, compared to 784 malaria (PV) and 177 malaria (PF) cases in 2025. The corporation has collected more than 6.53 lakh blood samples for dengue and malaria surveillance in 2026, against 17,65,047 samples collected across the whole of 2025.

What the AMC Has Deployed

The civic body has mobilised 274 operational fogging machines and approximately 2,000 staff members citywide, with targeted focus on high-risk and hotspot zones. Since January, AMC teams have identified 577 mosquito breeding spots and issued notices and penalties to 88 construction sites for breeding violations and stagnant water offences.

'Continuous supervision and monitoring compared to last year have resulted in a decline in cases,' the AMC stated. Nodal officers have been appointed at government and semi-government offices, hospitals, educational institutions, commercial establishments and industrial units to ensure compliance with vector-control bylaws.

How the City Is Being Monitored

The AMC has divided Ahmedabad into ward-wise and zone-wise operational sections for daily tracking. Catchpits and drainage systems are being cleared of garbage and stagnant water, while insecticide spraying is conducted on a regular schedule. Construction sites, vacant plots and stagnant water points are monitored every fortnight through an online software-based tracking system. In slum areas, malaria department teams, urban health centre staff and ASHA workers are conducting door-to-door fever surveillance and anti-larval treatment fortnightly in hotspot localities.

Abandoned tyres, scrap materials and water-accumulating waste are being cleared citywide, and vegetation is being removed from lakes and water bodies to eliminate breeding grounds. The AMC confirmed that diagnostic and treatment facilities for dengue and malaria are available at all urban health centres, urban community health centres and government dispensaries. 'At present, no outbreak situation has been recorded, though teams have been kept prepared for such circumstances,' the corporation said.

Rajkot Also Steps Up Enforcement

The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) separately reported an intensified mosquito-borne disease prevention drive between 18 May and 24 May 2026. During that week, RMC conducted anti-larval operations in 18,261 houses and fogging operations in 171 houses, deploying vehicle-mounted fogging machines in densely populated and sensitive residential areas.

The corporation inspected 421 non-residential premises — including construction sites, schools, hospitals, hotels, hostels, scrap yards and government offices — for mosquito breeding. Notices were issued to 146 residential and 43 commercial entities where breeding was detected. Since January, Rajkot has recorded 3 malaria cases, 15 dengue cases and 1 chikungunya case; only 1 dengue case was reported during the May 18–24 period, with no malaria or chikungunya.

What Comes Next

Both corporations have signalled that anti-larval operations and fogging drives will be further intensified as the monsoon approaches. With Gujarat's rainy season typically beginning in late June, civic health officials are maintaining heightened readiness, including fever surveys and contact tracing in affected localities, to prevent any outbreak situation from taking hold.