KOLKATA, Jan 7: Outdoor fogging is a waste of time, according to the advisory committee of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation which submitted a report on ways to prevent vector-borne disease outbreaks today.
- Green autos spewing toxic fumes? It happens only in Calcutta, where lawbreakers dictate terms and a helpless government succumbs to them
The Telegraph sat in on a 10-second demonstration by the Auto Bachao Andolan on how to convert a supposedly mono-fuel auto from LPG to katatel, the toxic cocktail that was widely used in the banned two-stroke vehicles and made them poison-belchers.
Ill health would come at the top of any list of the effects of fog and smog followed by disruptions in transport services. Most of what we call fog in metros like Delhi and Kolkata is smog created by atmospheric pollutants that get mixed up with thick, moisture-laden air that reduces visibility considerably.
Calcutta, Jan. 5: Calcutta High Court today stuck to its schedule on the ban on polluting autos, refusing a plea for early hearing and prompting the government to defer by a few days its petition for extending the deadline.
KOLKATA, Jan. 5: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) would install water meters in high-rises and group housings, mayor Mr Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya said today.
KOLKATA, Dec. 31: With the incidence of tigers straying into human settlements increasing, the state forest department has decided to put up nylon fencing for nearly 10 km.
