lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal on Wednesday chaired a review meeting to discuss the preparedness for dengue and chikungunya cases. Baijal directed all the stakeholders to initiate a massive “Information, Education and Communication” (IEC) campaign through handbills, newspapers, hoardings, billboards and street plays.
“local bodies should assign area wise duty to field workers and fix their accountability for their respective areas. An intensive awareness campaign should be initiated to create maximum sensitisation among the people about the preventive measures and the preparedness required," he said.
Secretary (Health and Family Welfare), GNCTD apprised Baijal about the various actions taken by the Health department as well as the municipal bodies on the preparedness measures as outlined in the previous meetings.
"At present 750 beds are earmarked in 40 hospitals for fever patients and will be increased when required. All the necessary logistics such as medicines, diagnostic kits, IV fluids, mosquito nets and others are available in the hospitals," he said.
The meeting was attended by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Satyendar Jain, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, principal secretary (PWD), CEO of Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, Chairman of North Delhi Municipal Council, Commissioners of North MCD and South MCD,
additional Commissioner of EDMC, CMD of Delhi Transport Corporation, and other senior officers of Delhi Government.