Armed with drone pictures, Kolkata civic body cracks dengue whip
Saikat Ray | TNN | Updated: Mar 13, 2019, 07:10 IST
A housing complex in north Kolkata and the surrounding area as captured by a drone; (right) deputy mayor Atin ... Read MoreKOLKATA: A Kolkata Municipal Corporation health team on Tuesday visited South City residential towers as part of an anti-dengue drive and cautioned the residents about stagnant water at certain spots in the complex. This is the second visit to the prime residential housing complex by the KMC vector control team in three months.
A few days back, the team used drones to find out mosquito breeding grounds in the complex. Based on the report of the drone survey, the team decided to visit the housing complex for the second time.
“This cluster of multi-storeyed towers is located in a dengue-prone zone. Residents are at risk as the complex is located close to dengue-infested areas of Bikramgarh, Poddarnagar and Lake Gardens. In past three years, we recorded maximum number of dengue cases in these areas under Borough X,” an official said.
After surveying the complex on Tuesday, the KMC officials led by deputy mayor and health department in-charge Atin Ghosh spoke to the residents and urged them to take adequate measures to combat the dreaded disease. “Based on the pictures from the drones, we cautioned them against keeping stagnant water on the terrace and in the basement parking area. We have offered to train their pest control staff on how to destroy mosquito-breeding grounds. A section of residents readily agreed to abide by the KMC guidelines to fight against dengue menace,” another official said.
The KMC team also visited Bikramgarh, Poddarnagar and some areas in Golf Green. The health department had also taken pictures of multi-storeyed buildings and housing complexes in these areas using drones three months ago. “The drones identified potential mosquito-breeding grounds in these areas. Besides capturing images of stagnant water on the rooftops of a few housing complexes in these areas, the drones also located mounds of garbage,” the official said.
“We have concentrated on maximum utilization of our vector-control squad to prevent dengue in Tangra, Park Circus, Convent Road, Rajabazar, Ultadanga and Muraripukur,” he added.
A few days back, the team used drones to find out mosquito breeding grounds in the complex. Based on the report of the drone survey, the team decided to visit the housing complex for the second time.
“This cluster of multi-storeyed towers is located in a dengue-prone zone. Residents are at risk as the complex is located close to dengue-infested areas of Bikramgarh, Poddarnagar and Lake Gardens. In past three years, we recorded maximum number of dengue cases in these areas under Borough X,” an official said.
After surveying the complex on Tuesday, the KMC officials led by deputy mayor and health department in-charge Atin Ghosh spoke to the residents and urged them to take adequate measures to combat the dreaded disease. “Based on the pictures from the drones, we cautioned them against keeping stagnant water on the terrace and in the basement parking area. We have offered to train their pest control staff on how to destroy mosquito-breeding grounds. A section of residents readily agreed to abide by the KMC guidelines to fight against dengue menace,” another official said.
The KMC team also visited Bikramgarh, Poddarnagar and some areas in Golf Green. The health department had also taken pictures of multi-storeyed buildings and housing complexes in these areas using drones three months ago. “The drones identified potential mosquito-breeding grounds in these areas. Besides capturing images of stagnant water on the rooftops of a few housing complexes in these areas, the drones also located mounds of garbage,” the official said.
“We have concentrated on maximum utilization of our vector-control squad to prevent dengue in Tangra, Park Circus, Convent Road, Rajabazar, Ultadanga and Muraripukur,” he added.
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