Dog ‘unleashed’ by woman bites municipal employee on dengue drive, complaint filed | Kolkata News

The alleged incident took place on Monday.

Bidhannagar MC sanitary inspector Bandhu Sundar Majhi said, “Last year, there was a massive dengue outbreak in the city. A team visited a rented accommodation where they found dengue mosquito larvae in flower pots. They asked those staying on the premises to maintain cleanliness. It was then that the pet dog was unleashed by one Sandhya Das, biting one of the staff members in the leg.”

The MC employee was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors administered her 14 injections, it is learnt.

The police said they are looking into the matter after receiving the complaint.

Suparna Ghosh Sarkar, the local councillor, called the incharge of the police station concerned, seeking action against the house owner, sources said.

App on prevention of mosquito-borne diseases launched

A special app has been launched by the state Panchayat Department to combat dengue and malaria in rural areas.

The app will directly monitor the personnel given the task of checking mosquito-borne diseases.

The panchayat-level workers have been asked to upload all the information on the app from the spot and field surveys they conduct.

Besides Health, the Departments of Public Works and  Urban Development intervene when there is a dengue or malaria outbreak in municipal areas.

The municipalities also get help from these departments in dealing with these diseases and destroying the dengue and mosquito larvae.

The Panchayat Department has chalked out a plan to identify ‘hotspots’ in rural areas by conducting surveys through this app, officials said.