Bhubaneswar, July 29 -- With Dengue spreading its tentacles far and wide across the State, the Opposition parties- Congress and BJP on Thursday lambasted the ruling BJD government and Health Department in the State alleging failure in curbing the spread of the vector-borne diseases.

Addressing a press conference, senior leader of the opposition party in the State, Debasis Patnaik said, "Like in the case of Covid-19, the State government has failed to arrest the spread of Dengue too. Neither the Housing and Urban Development department nor has the Health Department issued any advisory to tackle the present Dengue crisis in the State."

"It is surprising that there is no special ward for Dengue patients, not even at the Capital Hospital in...