This week, when most of north India saw a welcome dip in temperature following thunderstorm and rain, many didn’t rejoice. “This rain can only mean one thing...” sighed Ram Prakash Singh, a watchman in the neighbourhood. He was referring to the peril of his profession, the bane of his life — mosquitoes. Come summer, and Delhi reels under the onslaught of several species of mosquitoes, which carry malaria, dengue and chikungunya. “People like me who work outdoors all day know that while the summer heat causes mosquitoes to become inactive, the coolness brought by the rains will bring them out
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