kolkata kolkata municipal corporation and south dum dum municipality are yet to control the recent outbreak of waterborne diseases like gastroenteritis jaundice and diarrhoeafresh cases are being reported from the beliaghata id hospital and rg kar medical college and hospitalmore than 500 people from nabadiganta barmanpara low land and pratichi in south dum dum municipality have been hit by the disease over the past week the problem has assumed such a proportion that the municipality has sent an sos to the state health departmentmore than 200 people from beliaghata beniapukur narkeldanga tiljala topsia and park circus have been taken ill and are undergoing treatment at the beliaghata id hospitalthough the kmc has set up four health camps in these areas the steps are not sufficient to tackle the increasing number of patients theres also a lack of coordination between the kmcs health and water supply departments for carrying out relief operations the problem has aggravated due to shortage of water and unchecked sale of cut fruits and adulterated fast foodthe mayorincouncil member overseeing health pradip ghosh on monday passed the buck on the state health department saying the state is yet to sanction the appointment of 25 food inspectors already approved by the mayorincouncilmore than 100 patients have been admitted daily at the id hospitalthere has been no change in the areas which have been reporting a steady influx of patients over the past few daysthe state health department has blamed the corporation for not taking adequate steps to prevent contamination in drinking water