Armed with drone pics, KMC cracks dengue whip

KOLKATA: A Kolkata Municipal Corporation health group on Tuesday visited South City residential towers as part of an anti-dengue pressure and cautioned the residents about stagnant water at certain spots within the advanced. This is the second talk over with to the high residential housing advanced through the KMC vector control group in three months.

A few days again, the group used drones to find out mosquito breeding grounds within the advanced. Based at the file of the drone survey, the group decided to talk over with the housing advanced for the second time.


“This cluster of multi-storeyed towers is positioned in a dengue-prone zone. Residents are at risk because the advanced is positioned as regards to dengue-infested areas of Bikramgarh, Poddarnagar and Lake Gardens. In previous three years, we recorded maximum number of dengue instances in these areas underneath Borough X,” an respectable stated.


After surveying the advanced on Tuesday, the KMC officers led through deputy mayor and health division in-charge Atin Ghosh spoke to the residents and urged them to take ok measures to fight the dreaded illness. “Based at the footage from the drones, we cautioned them towards protecting stagnant water at the terrace and within the basement parking house. We have offered to coach their pest control group of workers on break mosquito-breeding grounds. A bit of residents readily agreed to abide through the KMC tips to fight towards dengue risk,” another respectable stated.


The KMC group additionally visited Bikramgarh, Poddarnagar and some areas in Golf Green. The health division had additionally taken footage of multi-storeyed structures and housing complexes in these areas using drones three months ago. “The drones identified doable mosquito-breeding grounds in these areas. Besides taking pictures images of stagnant water at the rooftops of a couple of housing complexes in these areas, the drones additionally positioned mounds of rubbish,” the respectable stated.


“We have focused on maximum usage of our vector-control squad to stop dengue in Tangra, Park Circus, Convent Road, Rajabazar, Ultadanga and Muraripukur,” he added.
Armed with drone pics, KMC cracks dengue whip Armed with drone pics, KMC cracks dengue whip Reviewed by Kailash on March 13, 2019 Rating: 5
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