In a bid to assess the situation after outbreak of dengue cases in the Haridwar, State Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik has convened a meeting with district administration here in Haridwar on Sunday. The meeting was attended by Haridwar DM Deepak Rawat and Chief Medical Officer Ravindra Thapliyal and others.
During the meeting Kaushik sought details of the registered case of Dengue as per the Government record. CMO informed that 24 cases registered and seven are confirmed case of dengue including four from Roshnabad, two from jwalapur and one from BHEl Ranipur. He also sought the details of the private hospital, which have either treated or treating dengue case then CMO said that they have not informed us so far. Minister asked them to through Indian Medical Association (IMA) you collect information form the private hospital on daily basis. Even if private hospital not following heed then you ask them to send a note that they are not treating dengue case and even if they are not ready then you take legal action against the hospital.
He also enquired that what action they have been adopting to tackle the menace. CMO apprised that schools have been instructed through Block Education Oficer (BEO) that you educate the child during assembly session about the how to protect yourself from dengue. Even they should also read out the leaflets published by the health department about how to protect yourself from dengue so that the message should reach to the home thorugh school children.
Municipal Corporation Haridwar and municipality have been asked them to springle insecticide and fogging too. City commission Ashok Pandey apprised that they have been sprinkling medicine through sanitation workers in wards. When he enquired with local bodies then they told that they don’t have enough machines to sprinkle medicine in their locality. Even executive officer has confirmed this. He instructed to the Chief Development Officer (CDO) Haridwar to seek fund from DM and MlA local area development fund. Even if local MlAs are unable to allocate Rs one lakh from MlA lAD then he would borne the expense of the machine from his own resource.
Taking cognisance on the report that district hospital is consistently referring the patient in higher centre, Kaushik asked from CMO about the status of blood bank and availability of platelets in blood bank too. He asked them to make proper use of platelets separator machine in the interest of Haridwar patient. He advised them that not to keep your machine in showcase. As Jollygrant hospital can make use of their machine then why not Health Department can use their machine for thisIJ