No takers for operating drones to spray chemicals over waterbodies to control mosquito breeding, say GCC officials

Though multiple tenders have been issued, no bidder has come forward to operate drones for spraying chemicals to control mosquito breeding in waterbodies across Chennai, Health Department officials of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) said recently. This was clarified after Mayor R. Priya noted that six drones of the Corporation were lying unused, during a review meeting at the Amma Maligai, Ripon Buildings.

The City Health Officer M. Jagadeesan explained that the effectiveness of drone fumigation was limited since waterbodies in the…