Builders must keep construction sites clean: KMC
Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities have asked the builders to keep the construction sites clean and containers used for storing water every week to prevent breeding of mosquitoes there.
A high-level meeting between the representatives of CREDAI and civic authorities was held at KMC headquarters on Monday afternoon.
The meeting was chaired by Atin Ghosh, Member, Mayor-in-Council (Health). Khalil Ahmed, municipal commissioner, Tapas Chowdhury, special municipal commissioner, Debashis Biswas, chief vector control officer along with senior officials of the health department was present at the meeting. CREDAI was represented by Piyush Bhagat and other senior officials.
The KMC authorities have asked the builders to ensure that garbage and rubbish are removed from the construction sites regularly.
Containers storing water need to be cleaned every week as the eggs take seven days to become adult mosquitoes. In case the builders fail to clean the containers every week then either diesel or kerosene or Mosquito Larvicidal Oil (MLO) should be sprinkled at the rate 2.5 litres to 3 litres/100 sqm on the surface of the water at weekly intervals.
Senior civic officials said around 6,000 constructions are coming up in the city and CREDAI representatives assured the civic authorities that they would take up the matter seriously.
The KMC officials are regularly visiting the construction sites to ensure that garbage removal drives are being carried out regularly.
Senior officials said as the mosquitoes have changed their breeding habit may be due to global warming, the civic authorities had initiated anti-larvae drives from as early as January.
Massive campaigns are being carried out and the state government has given Rs 4 crore to the KMC to conduct awareness programmes and procure essential equipment for the laboratories. "To make anti-larvae drives successful, close cooperation between civic officials and people is required," the civic officials maintained.
