Bhubaneswar, Dec. 17 -- The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has introduced drones to deal with mosquito menace in the Capital City as the current manpower and infrastructure are not sufficient.

In the first phase, drones have been deployed in inaccessible locations like abandoned plots, narrow lanes and pools of Niladri Vihar area today. The initiative was taken in presence of BMC Additional Commissioner Laxmikant Sethi. Gradually, drones will be deployed in other areas of the Capital City.

Snaayou Healthcare Company, Kolkata has been given the contract to have a survey of the mosquito breeding sites in Bhubaneswar.

As per the scheme, small drones will be deployed to find out mosquito breeding sites. Subsequently, chemicals wil...