Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation intensifies anti-larvae drive

Kolkata: Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has intensified its anti-larvae drive during the monsoon.

Monsoon serves as the ideal breeding time for the mosquitoes. It takes only seven days for the mosquitoes to become adults from eggs. It may be mentioned that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the civic bodies throughout the state to conduct anti-larvae drives seriously.

There are 41 wards under the jurisdiction of BMC, among which 27 are situated in Rajarhat, while the remaining 14 are in Salt Lake. Senior BMC officials, including Commissioner Pritha Sarkar held meetings with mayor Sabyasachi Dutta and Pranay Roy, member, Mayor-in-Council (Health) to prepare a foolproof plan.

Teams have been formed that visit the houses to ensure that garbage have been cleaned regularly, drains are not clogged and empty plastic cups and bottles do not lay strewn across the open space.

The team contacts senior officials when they find any resident suffering from fever.

Everyday reports are prepared and send to the headquarters. Intense drives like fogging are done in the area, where residents are found to be suffering from fever. Dr Kushum Adhikary said 16 NS (+) cases had been detected in areas under BMC from January to July.

BMC has released 1.6 lakh Gappi fishes in the canals and drains as a part of the anti-larvae drive in collaboration with the state Fisheries department. Special drives have been conducted to clear the drains that have been clogged particularly in Rajarhat.

BMC has opened three centres at Narayanpur, Deshbandhu Hospital and Bidhannagar Matri Sadan where examination of blood is done free of cost.

Pranay Roy, MIC (health), said massive awareness drives have been launched since January. Billboards to create awareness about the do's and don't's have been put up at important road intersections.

He said to conduct the anti-larvae drives successful cooperation between BMC and people is required.