lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday held a review meeting on the status of measures taken by civic bodies to combat vector-borne diseases and seasonal H1N1influenza.
The meeting was attended by Health Minister Satyendar Jain, the Chairman of New Delhi Municipal Council, Secretary (Health), the Managing Director of Delhi Transport Corporation, representatives from the Railways, Urban Development, Public Works Department, Delhi Police, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and all three municipal commissioners.
Baijal directed officials of municipal corporations to intensify vector-control measures by domestic breeding checkers and to distribute Information Education and Communication (IEC) material for creating public awareness in identified high risk wards and underprivileged areas, unauthorised colonies, JJ clusters, construction sites etc.
He also stressed that IEC materials should be distributed through DBC workers at the time of visit in areas. “Messages should be conveyed through vernacular languages,” a release from the lG house stated.
The l-G further advised to conduct regular review meetings at District Magistrates level with all stakeholders to review the situation in their respective districts.
All offices, institutes should designate a nodal officer responsible to carry out vector borne control related activities. His name and contact details must be detailed at some prominent sites in the premises, it stated.
It further said that students should be actively involved in awareness programs. Baijal further said that ccontinuous communication and coordination with neighbouring states should be held to discuss preparedness to tackle diseases.
He also said that all the sentinel surveillance hospitals should be well prepared in terms of logistics besides ensuring availability of stock of test kits, medicines for treatment of Dengue, Chikungunya and Malaria should be done.
The l-G was appraised by officials of civic bodies that letters along with an advisory, including Dos & Don'ts, has been prepared and sent to various offices, buildings, institutions for the same.