| Home Hygiene |
- Dust and clean visible places
- Dust and clean furniture, Electrical Fixtures, Fittings.
- Dust and clean places like beneath the furniture & photo frames.
- Wear a face mask or cover your nose with a handkerchief when you dust or sweep.
- Sweep the floors at least once a day.
- Use liquid soap mixed in water and a floor brush to clean the floor.
- Leave your footwear outside the house as it carries dirt from outside. Walk barefoot inside your house. Otherwise keep a separate set of footwear for inside use alone.
- Clean door-mats/ floor-mats often.
- Ensure there is breeding of mosquitoes, wherever water is kept like in flower pots (e.g. water plants) or in the tray underneath the earthen flower pots.
- Use the handles of the doors while opening it. Try not to touch the door itself, as it leaves hand stains, which makes it look ugly.
- While turning on/off a light or fan, touch the switch alone and not the switch board for the same reason as stated in point no: 10.
- Wash the dishes and utensils properly.
- Sterilize spoons and forks before use.
- Wash curtains and screens once a week and keep them free of dust.
- Always fasten the mosquito nets onto the windows.
- Keep the net fixed on the grilled door at the entrance to prevent mosquitoes from entering.
- Use chemical free incense sticks for fragrance.
- Use organic disinfectants.
- If you have a fish tank, periodically change the water.
- Clean your over head tank once a week and cover it properly to prevent the mosquitoes from breeding.
- Clean your water collection sump once a week and have this properly covered as well to avoid mosquitoes from breeding.
- Ensure the septic tank is properly covered for the same reasons mentioned above.
- Keep your dish washing sink always clean and clear any obstructions in the outlet drain.
- Drink only boiled water.
- Use a proper water purifying system.
- Keep your house free from insects, pests & mosquitoes.
- Practise Source Solid Waste Management (SoSoWaM)
- Practise Source Liquid Waste Management (SoLiWaM)
- Practise Source Rain Water Harvesting (SoRaWaHa)
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