Haryana Government has directed all civil surgeons in the State to get water sampling done in their respective districts to control the outbreak of water-borne diseases.
During the rainy season, there is always the possibility of outbreak of diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, jaundice, dysentery and typhoid. Therefore, the civil surgeons have been directed to collect water samples and report every single case, said Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday.
He said that besides, they have also been asked to contact accredited social health activists (ASHA), auxiliary nurse midwives (ANM), Anganwadi workers (AWW), registered medical practitioner (RMP) and child health specialists for surveillance and monitoring of such diseases.
The civil surgeons have also been directed to constitute rapid response teams so that outbreak of any such disease could be controlled at early stage. They should immediately inform incidence of any disease to the higher authorities and maintain adequate stock of chlorine, halogen tablets and ORS packets in their respective districts. Water sources should also be chlorinated, directed the Minister.
The Health Minister said that they had also been asked to carry out Information Education and Communication (IEC) activities in their respective districts and make general public aware about the preventive steps taken against such diseases. leakage in the water supply must be kept under keen observation and the Public Health Department should be informed regarding any leakage, he added.