In order to mitigate the fluorosis menace and contain its damage, a meeting was held in the district headquarters convened by local MP RK Jena.
The meeting was attended by the district Collector Pramod Das, CDMO BS Pani, Sub-Collector Baleswar Ramchandra Palta and several officials. Besides, a team of experts from Gujarat, Delhi and Bengaluru comprising Dr Utkarsh Bhardwaj, Dr Vimal Pandya, Dr Sundarrajan was present on the occasion.
Jena suggested for preparing an action plan to combat the dreaded disease.
It was decided that a water testing lab would be established in addition to three existing ones in the district. The local tehsildar would identify a patch of land. Further, to detect dental fluorisis, the health check up would be carried on door to door basis which would be done from the age of infant to the school children age under RBSK scheme, while supply of food nutrition to the children and identifying natural nutrition available locally and supplementing them etc would be taken up.
For executing the action plan, a committee has also been formed. While the sub collector would be the nodal officer, the CDMO, the ADM, the CDS, the DSWO, the DPC and the BDO would be members of the committee which would be reviewing the plan from time to time.
“Efforts are on to detect and contain the menace of fluorosis as it is acute in certain patches. Experts have been invited to the place their suggestions,” said Jena.