47 dengue cases in one locality in Bengaluru

By Bejoy Sebastian

Ayyappa Nagar residents attribute the reason to unhygienic stipulations


For the last few weeks, the residents of Ayyappa Nagar are frequent visitors to hospitals. According to the native Residents’ Welfare Association, at least 47 people had been admitted to medical institution due to dengue. The residents blame the upward thrust in dengue to the rise in the mosquito inhabitants in the house as drain water has been left stagnating on the roads.

Hemalatha S, a resident stated, “I’ve was suffering from top fever for two days after which admitted to a personal medical institution. My treatment value for two days came as much as Rs 45,000. For the previous few weeks, I am seeing stagnant water in our neighbourhood and I believe it to be the breeding floor for the dengue-carrying mosquitoes. The position stinks. Some people from our structure who had been admitted to medical institution with an identical stipulations have spent Rs 75,000 in medical institution bills.”

Another resident of the locality, C Janardhan, who is the Treasurer of the Coconut Garden Layout Residents Welfare Association stated, “The highway is already in an overly bad state. Rains may just additional worsen the situation. The position stinks. We agreed among ourselves to keep a record of the choice of dengue cases because we're positive it’s on account of unhealthy stipulations that exist in our neighbourhood. We have recorded 47 in the last month. We have given a formal complaint to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) on July 11 drawing their consideration to the street and stagnant water. The drainage water flows from the main highway into our locality they usually (BWSSB) are not able to prevent it. There are about 633 families dwelling in our structure with a inhabitants of about 1700. We have kept all the medical institution records of the residents who came down with dengue. We have additionally been trying to contact the federal government Heath Department since May 17 but there has been no response from them. Two weeks ago, we entered into a contract with a personal corporate to fog and spray the world for a per thirty days value of Rs 18,000 to keep our structure protected from disease-causing mosquitoes. The corporation isn't acknowledging our problems.”


Coconut Garden Layout is a residential house adjacent to Kodigehalli, First Main Road in Ayyappa Nagar in KR Puram. A month ago, BWSSB had started its paintings on a drainage pipeline on the highway and because then the roads had been dug up. People of the structure allege that due to incorrect pipe-laying, the drainage channels below the street advanced leaks and the drainage water started moving towards the residential spaces, as an alternative of into the chambers, developing unhygienic stipulations. The First Main Road continues to remain like this for about 200 to 300 metres.

Mirza Anwar, the Assistant Executive Engineer of BWSSB for the world blames unlawful connections and the rampant building in the house. “We had been regular with maintenance paintings in this house and attending to proceedings. However, there are particular spaces the place bigger sized pipes are inflicting a lengthen in laying them. All the regular sized drainage pipes have already been laid there. Earlier, there have been only some homes. But now the world has advanced and many extra homes have arise. For the brand new homes, we will be able to start laying pipes ahead of the top of this monetary year. The downside is caused due to unlawful connections. Some don’t have legalised connections and they're letting out dirty water onto the roads. As a ways as the street recovery paintings is anxious, it must be accomplished by means of the (BBMP).”


The locality belongs to Hoodi Ward (No 54) and residents say that the corporator and the MLA have not taken cognisance of the topic but. Most of the dengue-infected sufferers belong to the 13 to 25 age staff. Naveen T, who works in a medical store in the locality confirms that there has been a upward thrust in people buying medications for high fever. The residents of within reach spaces like Bethel Nagar Layout and Alpha Garden Layout are also on alert.
47 dengue cases in one locality in Bengaluru 47 dengue cases in one locality in Bengaluru Reviewed by Kailash on June 17, 2019 Rating: 5
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