Though the Covid scare is still haunting the people in Sundargarh district with positive cases being reported but now a rising number of dengue cases in the district has put the authorities on their toes. The district had reported as many as 45 dengue positive cases in 15 days.
Looking into increasing positive figure of dengue, a team had reached at Sundargarh on Tuesday to review the situation. The officials conducted a survey work at the hotspots at Rourkela on Thursday for prevention of the infection.
According to sources, 40 dengue cases have reportedly come from Rourkela and rest five cases are from different parts of the district while the 45 cases have appeared from July 20 to August 5.
The health condition of patients suffering from dengue is stable now but the rising number of cases has been a cause of concern. Most of the positive cases of dengue have been reported from the Railway Colony, Basanti Colony and Sector-6 at Rourkela, said an official.
Entomologist Dipti Ranjan Mahapatra who led the team discussed with Chief District Medical Officer and other senior officials on measures to curb the disease.
Training was also given to 19 junior entomologists for prevention of dengue in Sundargarh district. Sources said looking at the growing dengue cases, two junior entomologists will be deployed at Rourkela to monitor the cases.
Besides, a special preventive drive has also been started in areas under the Rourkela Municipal Corporation with sanitary measures, including fogging operations, to destroy mosquito breeding points.
Drain cleaning, bush cutting and fogging in areas under RMC have also been started. Similarly, the Sundargarh Municipality has also started taking precautionary measures.