A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE SPREAD OF DENGUE DUE TOPOLLUTION IN THE ADJOINING AREAS OF BELIAGHATA CANALAND BAGJOLA CANAL IN KOLKATA: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDYAbhishek MondalAbstract The research was done in Kolkata in the ward 14 and ward 26 along the adjoining areas of the BeliaghataCanal and Bagjola Canal in the state of West Bengal. The researcher used both quantitative and qualitativemethod in this study. The researcher conducted Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the fellow participants,while conducting the survey. The result showed that the knowledge on hygiene and sanitation was themajor problem causing the public health issue in those wards in Kolkata. During the monsoon the watergets logged in the narrow lanes, where the Aedes Aegypti mosquito breeds and thus causes Dengue inthose areas. The researchers in this study collected primary data from the ward 14 and ward 26 and tried tocompare and contrast the problem of hygiene and sanitation and the related public health issue causingDengue in those two canals areas, Beliaghata and Bagjola canal in Kolkata. The researcher found the poorsanitation and pollution in these two canals where the plastic cups, plastic bottle, plastic plates, coconutshells all clogged the drains and canals causing the Aedes Aegypti mosquito to breed in those containersduring the monsoon causing the spread of Dengue. |