Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday said all the civil surgeons have been directed to set-up special control rooms to provide timely health care services to the Kawadias.
These control rooms would functions upto August 1 and would have information about nearby health centres, concerned officers and their landline numbers as well as facilities available there. It was for the first time that instructions have been issued to open such control rooms, said Vij.
This has been done in view of a large number of people travelling to Haridwar and returning in the month of ‘Shravana’.
Vij said that during the month of ‘Shravana’ thousands of men and women travel to Haridwar and other places to fetch ‘Kaward’ and return. At times, they need health care services, said he.
The Minister said that Kawadias would get all kind of facilities and information at all health sub-centres, primary health centres and community health centres. All the Civil Surgeons have also been directed to coordinate with respective Deputy Commissioners and Police to identify the routes on which heavy flow of such travellers is expected and also identify places of halt and night stay.
Health care service would be provided at such identified places, said Vij. He further said that the Civil Surgeons have also been asked to depute mobile teams to reach the places of halt of Kawadias during morning and evening hours. Also, first aid boxes would be provided at the places where the kawadias would rest during day and night.
Instructions have also been issued for fogging at the places of halt of Kawadias so as to control mosquitoes and check spread of vector borne diseases during monsoon. It would also be ensured that the Kawadias get hygienic food, added the Minister.