Modi reviews Health dpt preparedness in view of heavy rain

Considering the heavy rain in Jamnagar, Porbandar and Kutch districts, State Government has put health mechanism on alert with a view to prevent outbreak of epidemic. Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi reviewed the measures being taken by Health Department.

Spokesman and Health Minister Shri Jaynarayan Vyas informed that teams of about 134 paramedical health workers under the supervision of 16 doctors have been deployed in 10 affected villages of Jamnagar district, 11 wards under Jamnagar Municiple Corporation, 19 villages in Porbandar district and three villages in Kutch districts. These teams have distributed 2,91,316 chlorine tablets and examined 2,338 samples of drinking water.

Health Department has started 24 hours control room from 15th June, to meet any eventuality because of heavy rain.

A State-level control room is started at the office of Health Commissioner in Gandhinagar and a special phone and fax line no: 079-23250818 is allotted for the contact in this regard. All the rapid response teams at district and taluka level have put on alert, Shri Vyas said.

Health Department had made an advance planning under which Anti-epidemic medicines amounting Rs.45-lakh, 5.5-cr chlorine tablets and 3,30,000-kg of bleaching powder were stored in the State during the month of May, before the monsoon started.

Shri Vyas said that the Government is trying best to make people aware about the situation and provide them with necessary guidance. Places are being inspected and chlorination is being done at various places.