To check spread of jaundice and other infectious diseases, as many as 1,763 new water connections have been provided in Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar and free health camps were organised in the city on instructions of Chief Minister Raman Singh.
Free health check-up camps were organised at 20 locations across the city which benefited about 1100 residents. Out of these blood samples of 266 people were sent to laboratory for testing.
Under the ‘Freedom from Jaundice Campaign’, the officials of Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) distributed chlorine tablets among people for purification of water.
RMC Commissioner Avanish Kumar Sharan along with other senior officers took stock of the proceedings at the free health camps organised at Shaheed Rajeev Pandey Nagar and Mangal Bazar of Gudihyari locality in the city.
The RMC has laid new pipelines in Deen Dayal Nagar to provide pure drinking water to the residents.
Apart from this, awareness is being generated among people against jaundice and other infectious diseases by the help of posters, banners and hoardings installed at 12 important spots of the city.
Proper treatment is being provided to infected persons at Dr B R Ambedkar Hospital, government hospital and Government Ayurved hospital. As many as 22 patients of jaundice have been treated and discharged from the hospital. Cleanliness drives are also going on a war footing in all wards.