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We sprayed larvicide, cleaned up the area and asked the terminus’ staff to keep the area clean,” Roy said. More than 14 people living in the Bidhannagar corporation area had died from dengue last year and several hundred affected.The civic body is continuing its anti-dengue drive by spraying larvicide in all wards of the corporation area and conducting inspections. KOLKATA: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation authorities found mosquito larvae in water that was accumulated in tyres and some other vehicle parts stacked at the Karunamoyee bus terminus complex in Salt Lake during an inspection on Thursday.Civic officials, led by Bidhannagar corporation MMIC (health) Pranay Roy, inspected several water fountains in and around Salt Lake stadium complex and the Karunamoyee bus terminus to check whether there was any stagnant water where mosquito larvae could breed. “We found larvae in the water accumulated in some tyres at the terminus. More visits would be conducted and if larvae is found again in the same households, appropriate action would be taken against them,” Roy said..