Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said the jaundice situation could have been averted had the State Government taken proactive measures basing on the Indian Council of Medical Research’s earlier report. “The ICMR had already submitted a report regarding spread of jaundice in Sambalpur. It would have been averted if the State Government had taken proactive measures,” the Union Minister told mediapersons here.
Stating that the Centre has extended a helping hand and , Pradhan suggested that the adequate measures be taken to prevent the jaundice situation from taking an epidemic form. Notably, a ICMR team on Friday visited the Sambalpur town and adjacent areas to take stock of the situation. They said the disease has spread due to contaminated drinking water