All the district officers of various departments, including Health, Municipal Corporation, Education, Child Development and Panchayati Raj have been directed to coordinate among themselves to prevent Dengue in the district, said Dehradun District Magistrate SA Murugeshan after he presided over a meeting with the district officers. He discussed issues related to inter-departmental coordination on controlling Dengue and establishing coordination for the preparation on Measles and Rubella Vaccination campaign and National De-worming Day. The health officers were directed to make field visits and take necessary steps to prevent Dengue at their level. Officers and officials of CHP, PHP, NS/ASHA should be given training regarding the same. Municipal Corporation officers were directed to ensure that nallahs are cleaned and regular fogging, dropping bleaching power in nallahs, garbage needs to be disposed immediately and sanitation works being completed. The district education officers were directed to ensure that students of government and public schools cover themselves with cloth and wear shoes. District programme officer, ICDS was directed to carry out awareness campaign at Anganwadi level. District Panchayatiraj officer was directed to create public awareness about prevention of dengue at gram sabha and panchayat levels. Taking note of maximum cases were reported from the places facing problems of water logging, the health department and Municipal Corporation officers were directed to focus on those areas where water logging is being reported. DM said that Measles and Rubella Vaccination campaign is broad level health programme and responsibility lies on all the department officers as we have to achieve cent pre- cent target of vaccination under the same programme. All children in the age group of 9 months to 15 years will be given vaccination and for this public awareness is needed. The officers of Health, education, child development departments were directed to work with responsibility after making coordination themselves to make this progamme successful. DM said that all children in the age group of 1 to 19 years will be administered free de-worming tablets from August 10 to mark the national de-worming day. Half Albendazole' tablet will be given to the children in the age group of 1 to 1 years while one such tablet to the children in the age group of 2 to 19 years. Health, education and child department officers were directed to coordinate themselves ensuring all the intended beneficiaries are benefited.