Fruits are also not meant to be stored

Hotels are instructed to conduct quality checks on water

An oral instruction has been provided by Suralkar Vikas Kishor

The eminent threat of Cholera looms over Bengaluru. This has put the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on high alert. Many preventive measures are being taken by the BBMP. Among these are a ban on the sale of cut fruits across the city. 

An oral instruction has been provided by the Special Commissioner of Health and Animal Husbandry BBMP Suralkar Vikas Kishor to Health Inspectors across Bengaluru. Fruits must not be  cut and left out in the open. Rather, they must be cut if required only in front of the customer. Fruits are also not meant to be stored. They must be supplied in limited quantities as per the demand. There is a discussion with regard to what penalties should be imposed if there is a violation of the ban. 

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Contaminated water and cut fruits are considered to be the prime reasons for the spread of Cholera. Hotels have been instructed to conduct quality checks on the water being served to customers. 

The Cholera crisis has come at a time when the city has been faced with an unprecedented shortage of water owing to the drought that was faced by Karnataka in 2023. The positive forecast with regard to rain for 2024 offers a respite at this juncture.