On the occasion of National Dengue Day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday called on people to adopt a "cautious lifestyle".
In a post on X, the chief minister focused on the importance of hygiene when it came to combating the disease.
"Dengue is a serious disease but it can be avoided by following the rules of hygiene. On this National Dengue Day let us take a pledge to create an aware society by adopting a clean environment and cautious lifestyle, and we will defeat a disease like dengue," his post said.
National Dengue Day is observed on May 16 across the country to initiate pre-monsoon preventive activities.