Corporation officials dumbfounded about rodent bite

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsWhat is the Corporation doing to contain the rodent menace? When Express first started making enquiries in the wake of the death of an infant, whose nose and face appeared to have been chewed off, civic body officials looked leaden footed. For, they were completely clueless about the incident. Later, they sent two officials to the GH to gather information.After doing a bit of homework, they denied it was due to rat bite. “It was because of pre-term septicaemia. There has been no case of anybody succumbing to rat bites in the city till date. There have only been a few cases of leptospirosis so far,” said an official.“Within the last two months, we have exterminated around 1,120 rats. Every Friday, we keep a rat-killing paste on the beach. We also place the paste in places where food waste is dumped and stored. We are also educating the people to avoid water stagnation and not to walk around with bare feet. Regular health camps are also conducted in slums,” added corporation officials.first published:August 28, 2012, 08:04 ISTlast updated:August 28, 2012, 08:04 IST
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What is the Corporation doing to contain the rodent menace? When Express first started making enquiries in the wake of the death of an infant, whose nose and face appeared to have been chewed off, civic body officials looked leaden footed. For, they were completely clueless about the incident. Later, they sent two officials to the GH to gather information.

After doing a bit of homework, they denied it was due to rat bite. “It was because of pre-term septicaemia. There has been no case of anybody succumbing to rat bites in the city till date. There have only been a few cases of leptospirosis so far,” said an official.

“Within the last two months, we have exterminated around 1,120 rats. Every Friday, we keep a rat-killing paste on the beach. We also place the paste in places where food waste is dumped and stored. We are also educating the people to avoid water stagnation and not to walk around with bare feet. Regular health camps are also conducted in slums,” added corporation officials.