In order to conduct an extensive Pulse Polio campaign scheduled to be held on April 2 (Sunday) successfully in the district, Dehradun Chief Development Officer (CDO) Banshidhar Tiwari presided over a meeting with officials of district task force on Monday and gave them necessary instructions to complete the preparations related to the same.
Tiwari said that main day of pulse polio campaign has been set on April 2 but special campaign will be launched from April 3 to April 8 by sending the officials door to door in various parts of the district.
Officials of various departments concerned attending the meeting were directed to carry out awareness campaign on Pulse Polio immunisation programme so that cent per cent children are given pulse polio vaccine on the said date.
In the meeting, Tiwari directed the officers to ensure that pulse polio vaccine would be given to all the children of age group from zero to five years on April 2 during Pulse Polio immunisation programme in the district.
Pulse Polio is a national programme and irregularity done by the officials will not be tolerated at any cost, he warned. The education officer was directed to ensure that all the Government schools will remain opened on April 2 and students should be informed about this national programme. A rally on pulse polio campaign should be launched at school levels.
On the occasion, the district officers were directed to reach the booths where pulse polio vaccine would be administered to the children on April 2.
The entertainment officer was directed to ensure broad awareness campaign about this programme through cable networks and cinema halls in the district.
The district Panchayati Raj officer was directed to launch broad awareness campaign in village areas.
The district officers were directed to focus on those areas where there is possibility of children missing from the programme.
The district power executive engineer was directed to provide smooth power supply at all booths on April 2.
Others present on the occasion were chief medical officer Dr YS Thapliyal, district health programme officer Uttam Singh Chauhan, district programme officer SK Singh and members of self help groups.