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Number of dengue cases in Kolkata has doubled in about a fortnight

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The number of dengue cases in Kolkata has doubled in about a fortnight, figures shared by some officials of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation over the last month have shown.

There has been a corresponding rise in hospital admissions too, senior officials and doctors of private healthcare units in Kolkata said.

A KMC official said on Saturday that till the last count, about 1,400 dengue infections have been reported since January. KMC updates the number of dengue infections in the city every Thursday.

The Telegraph had reported earlier that about 700 dengue cases were reported till the second week of August.

Neither the KMC nor the state health department released any official data on the number of dengue infections, but some officials shared with The Telegraph the number of dengue infections on condition of anonymity. There is no official data on the number of people who have died of dengue, but several deaths from dengue have come to light.

KMC officials admitted on Saturday and Sunday that the numbers have seen a sharp rise in the last two weeks.

“We are going door-to-door telling people that they should not allow water to accumulate anywhere in their house. We are also detecting and destroying sites for mosquito breeding. We are also cleaning abandoned vacant plots as they turn into sites for mosquito breeding,” said a KMC official.

Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/number-of-dengue-cases-in-kolkata-has-doubled-in-about-a-fortnight/cid/1963583

Ahmedabad, Pune, Kolkata most affordable realty markets in India: Report

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The consultancy’s affordability index tracked the EMI (equated monthly instalment) to income ratio for an average household in the top eight cities of India.

Amid higher home loan interest rates, Ahmedabad, followed by Pune and Kolkata topped the charts in terms of real estate affordability during the first half of 2023, according to a new report released by property consultancy Knight Frank India on Wednesday. The consultancy’s affordability index tracked the EMI (equated monthly instalment) to income ratio for an average household in the top eight cities of India.

“Higher home loan rates have reduced affordability across all markets so far in 2023,” the report highlighted. In order to tame inflation, the Reserve Bank of India increased its base lending rate (to banks)- repo rate -by 250 basis points during FY23 to 6.5 per cent currently. Accordingly home loan interest rates have risen to even breach the 8.5 per cent mark in some cases. “This has impacted affordability by an average of 2.5 per cent across cities and increased the EMI load by 14.4 per cent since then,” the report noted.

However, overall demand has remained unimpaired, with the mid and premium housing segments leading the market. Home buyers in the affordable segment (under Rs 50 lakh) have a higher dependence on home loans and are therefore more sensitive to rate hikes, the report reasoned.

“The mid and premium segments in the residential market have been consistently outperforming and points to a significant shift in the market’s underlying fabric,” said Knight Frank India Chairman and Managing Director Shishir Baijal, adding that while the market has remained strong thus far, further interest rate increases could put pressure on homebuyer ability and sentiments.”

Source: https://www.deccanherald.com/business/economy/ahmedabad-pune-kolkata-most-affordable-realty-markets-in-india-report-2650161

Flames engulf Kolkata tannery; 2 fire officials injured

The fire broke out at around 6.30 PM at a building, used as a tannery, on 3 Maher Ali Lane in the area. It is not yet known whether any person is stuck inside.

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A major fire broke out at a tannery cum godown in the congested Tangra area of Kolkata on Saturday evening, a senior official of the fire department said. Altogether 15 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames that spread to an adjacent building which has been evacuated.

Two fire officials were injured while fighting the blaze and they were hospitalised, the official said. Several other nearby houses were also evacuated.

The fire broke out at around 6.30 PM at a building, used as a tannery, on 3 Maher Ali Lane in the area. It is not yet known whether any person is stuck inside. “The cause of the fire is not yet known. Our personnel are working on a war footing to douse it. There were chemicals, rexin, and clothes stored inside the building, which helped the fire spread quickly,” the official said.

Source : https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/centre-blackmailing-ec-into-keeping-delhi-civic-polls-on-hold-fearing-bjps-defeat-aap-8225501.html

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