An Fotis Hospital worker carries a fumigation machine in a Hospital area. According to a survey conducted by Mumbai based NGO the incidence of dengue rose by almost 176 percent while Malaria cases have risen by 71 percent in the city. Pic/Sameer Markande

While dengue cases have been breaking out rapidly, the short-staffed BMC has been much slower in fighting back. Less than half the civic wards have legal officers, so despite issuing thousands of notices over mosquito breeding spots, the corporation has prosecuted only 6.9% of the cases. Now, the BMC has decided to rope in law graduates to speed up the fight against the deadly disease.