With rising humidity levels in the air, the health department in Noida is preparing to tackle dengue cases by setting up additional beds in community health centres and the District Hospital. Dengue cases are on the rise in the region, prompting proactive measures to prevent the spread of the disease. Learn more about the steps taken to combat dengue in Noida and Ghaziabad in this article.
Keshav, a resident deeply involved in the efforts to thwart the tree cutting, recounted the events. “The BBMP officials and KFD officials came immediately and stopped the work. It was pretty instant. The people cutting the tree had to get official authorization from KFD which they didn’t have.”
According to residents, the pipeline in the area was damaged due to BESCOM work and has not been rectified yet. “In February, the pipeline supplying Cauvery water was damaged, but we have been getting bills from BWSSB. The BESCOM work between Whitefield’s main road to Nallurhalli damaged the pipeline. Initially, we started receiving polluted water, and then there was no water supply at all.
With some areas in Bengaluru needing to rely on water tankers as early as February this year, the price of water tankers needs to be urgently regulated and a cap fixed on the maximum price
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