KMC to start dengue helpline for real-time info on bed availability

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) health department is launching a helpline to provide real-time information regarding bed availability at government and private hospitals, specifically for dengue patients. KMC will reserve beds at civic body-run hospitals and Islamia Hospital, and the new hospital in Kidderpore will have 100 reserved beds. Additionally, the KMC health department will contact privately run hospitals to gather daily admission status updates. The KMC is also addressing concerns over mosquito-breeding grounds at construction sites and will issue notices to promoters who fail to clean up stagnant water.