With the threat of epidemic looming large in the flood-hit 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh, situation continues to be critical prompting Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to issue directives asking doctors to attend to ailing flood victims.
About one million people in over 1,600 villages spread over 13 districts are reeling under the impact of floods. The toll in the recent floods that started with cloudburst in Nepal, has reached 89 following deaths of 14 more deaths reported in last 24 hours.Authorities fear outbreak of epidemic in flood-affected districts. Special medical teams have been rushed to the villages where water has receded.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will carry out an aerial survey of the flood-affected regions on Friday, BJP spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak said.The CM has asked the doctors to visit relief camps and treat patients. The Government will bear all the cost of treatment. In case of epidemic reported from any area action would be taken against the Chief Medical Officer, Yadav said in a statement.
According to a report from Relief Commissioner’s office, the worst affected districts were Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Gonda, Barabanki, lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Faizabad, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Azamgarh, Muzaffarnagar and Siddharth Nagar.