kmc: KMC forms panel with Jadavpur varsity to fight dengue | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Saturday proposed to form a joint action committee with Jadavpur University authorities for the prevention of dengue outbreak. The decision was taken after the civic vectorcontrol team found aedes aegypti mosquitoes on the university campus during an inspection.

The KMC vector-control crack team members found a large number of larvae from multiple sites – a construction site opposite Triguna Sen auditorium, a place in between the School of Environmental Studies and the School of Physical Education and an earthen pot near the vice-chancellor's office. However, at the end of the hour-long drive, the civic officials were "satisifed with the improvement in dengue prevention" on the campus compared to last year.

Meanwhile, the KMC conservancy department is also making efforts to clean the campus. "We have removed huge mounds of garbage from the campus in the past month. We had to transport 42 trucks full of waste to ensure that the situation improved when the university struggled to fight dengue outbreak, "said KMC Conservancy Department official.

According to MMIC Atin Ghosh, a joint action committee will ensure better coordination between the KMC and JU and the challenge of tackling the dengue threat effectively. . "We can not take chances. We have found mosquito larvae from some places. "The chief of the KMC vector-control department," said Debasish Biswas.

On Saturday, the KMC also visited the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) in Tollygunge. The team found mosquito larvae from multiple spots inside the housing complex. An executive engineer looking for maintenance of the complex was asked to take immediate steps to clean up the mosquito-breeding areas.