The number of dengue-affected persons at Barbil in Keonjhar district rose to 553 after 19 new blood samples tested positive on Tuesday.
“Today, 19 out of 91 blood samples were tested dengue positive and the total figure touched 553-mark,” according to a report of District Vector Control-in-charge Baladev Nanda.
On Monday, Keonjhar ADM Sangram Keshari Swain had chaired a review meeting attended by representatives of corporate houses and local people.
At the outset, the companies hesitated to contribute extra amount over the amount of tax provided to the District Mineral Fund. This led to a chaotic situation where local youths threatened to close their (companies’) offices if they don’t take up CSR activities at the time of crisis in Barbil.
However, the situation returned to normalcy as Barbil Municipality Chairman Dilip Mishra intervened and companies agreed to provide manpower to supplement requirements of the Primary Health Centre (PHC).
Accordingly, the Essel Mining has provided a doctor and a nurse tor the PHC and a tractor with four labours for cleaning the PHC premises.
Similarly, JSPl in collaboration with other companies have taken the charge of larva fogging.
Among others, Champua Sub-Collector Gaurahari Behera, Barbil Tehsildar Arun Kumar Mallick, municipality EO PK Jena, Padmashri Tulasi Munda and local youths like Debapriya Mishra, Indrajit Yadav and Sanjaya Keshari were present.