The Udham Singh Nagar district administration is going to launch polio eradication drive in the district from September 15.
As many as 2,78,587 children aged between 0 and five year will be administered polio drops during this weeklong polio eradication campaign which will continue in Udham Singh Nagar till September 21.
With a view to ensure successful completion of this campaign as many as 1,125 polio booths including 86 transit and 48 mobile booths have been set up across the districts, informed the officials concerned of the Udham Singh Nagar district administration.
Besides, a door-to-door campaign would also be launched to administer polio drops to the children below five years of age at their door steps, the officials concerned of the Udham Singh Nagar administration said.
As many as 732 teams would visit 3,89,981 houses to administer polio drops to the children aged between 0 and 5 years under this door-to-door polio eradication drive, the officials further said.
In a bid to create awareness about polio, schoolchildren will also be involved in this weeklong polio eradication campaign, said Dheeraj Singh Garbyal, CDO, Udham Singh Nagar.
More so, a two-day polio awareness campaign would also be launched from September 13 across the district, the CDO informed. Besides, officials concerned of the Aganbari department will also be involved in this polio eradication drive so that maximum children could be administered drops during this weeklong polio eradication campaign, the officials further said.