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Winter season (Oct to March) is considered as a peak period to visit India, but I think this year India will not witness a great number of tourists. The reason behind this is that almost entire country is drastically clutched in the jaws of Dengue and Chikungunya. The worst affected states include Kerala, Gujarat, Karnataka and Delhi. By now 7.6 lakh cases of Chikungunya have been reported in Karnataka and over 43,000 in Kerala, with 90 deaths reported in Kerala and seven in Ahmedabad.
Commonwealth games are knocking at the door and we are projecting Delhi as a world’s modern city but epidemic of these diseases tells another story. Union government seems almost paralyzed to curb this menace. Mr. Ramadoss (Union Health Minister) will have to find out some long lasting solutions, otherwise it will not only tell upon the health of tourism but will also mar the Indian economy.