Mysore/Mysuru: With the onset of monsoon, parthenium, a weed that causes skin rashes and other allergies have grown in plenty on roadsides and in vacant sites. This has also resulted in the increase of mosquitoes, with a few taking ill due to mosquito bites, alleged residents of Sharadadevinagar 6th Stage.
They alleged that there is a huge growth of parthenium in the vacant site on the 2nd Main Road, 1st Cross, behind Bankers Recreation Club, which is not only causing skin allergies but the place has also become a perfect place for the mosquitoes to breed. As a result, a few residents suffered from Dengue and were admitted to a private hospital for treatment.
