The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) is taking precautions against dengue ahead of monsoon. “Just because Covid-19 is taking its toll does not mean dengue will spare us,” said NKDA chairman Debashis Sen.Fumigation has been done in several places. The canal is rather dirty, because of sewerage discharge and stagnant, which is ideal for mosquito breeding.” BTI is also being sprayed in under-construction buildings and wherever else stagnant water is being found. NKDA has set up a volunteer group to monitor the mosquito situation. Till last winter, we could not hold programmes at Eco Park without burning mosquito repellent coils,” Sen said.

Source: The Telegraph May 08, 2020 08:37 UTC