Agartala, Jul 18, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala, July 18: Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Dipak majumder on Monday chaired the first meeting of health standing committee and discussed the possible ways to solve various issues including mosquito menace.

"In today's meeting, we stressed on saving the city dwellers from mosquito bites," the Mayor told the media.

He said, the work was not done properly in the 25-year-long Left rule. There was no proper drainage system and cleanliness was an issue following which the city dwellers had to face mosquito bites.

"After formation of the new AMC council, we took successful initiatives to improve the drainage system and maintain cleanliness in the city. But, still, mosquito issue is there in some wards. We held discussions on the issues in the meeting," Majumder said.

Chairman of AMC's public health standing committee Abhishek Dutta and other members- Sanghamitra Bhattacharjee Majumder, Suparna Debnath and Jaya Dhanuk along with health officers were present in the meeting.