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"We are doing the work carefully. Since some of the wards in my borough are malaria-prone, all preventive measures have been taken. Stagnant water, which is the breeding ground of mosquitoes, has been cleared. We are facing a staff crunch and therefore we have hired labourers on a contractual basis to carry out the work," said Lakshimoni Banerjee, chairman, Borough 7. Aroop Biswas, chairman of Borough 10, however, said: "We have taken all the preventive measures. There is no shortage of staff in my borough. No case of malaria has been reported yet."
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