Jaundice has spread in a number of localities in Raipur city including DD Nagar, Kankalipara, Brahmanpara, Baijnathpara, Telibandha, Shailendra Nagar and Pandri.
In Katora Talab and Shailendra Nagar, many residents, including the corporator of the area, are under the grip of jaundice and were admitted in various hospitals. Now, reports about jaundice patients have been coming from Telibandha, Pandari and DD Nagar localities.
It has been said that because of the spread of jaundice and other contagious diseases in the city, Municipal Corporation Commissioner Avanish Kumar Sharan held a meeting of all the Zone commissioners at Shaheed Smarak School in Zone-2 on Wednesday. At the meeting, Sharan collected information about the cleaning of all wards, drinking water supply, streetlight management etc and issued necessary guidelines to them.
In the presence of Additional Commissioner of the Corporation Dr JR Soni, Sharan said that all Zonal commissioners, along with Executive engineers, Zone Health officers, general managers of cleaning contract company, should visit wards every day from 6 am to 8 am and inspect cleaning activities, drinking water and electricity arrangement there. Sharan instructed to clean up all small and big nullahs before the monsoon season.
Health camp
The Raipur Municipal Corporation administration, by holding health camp at Ramsagarpara ward, has done health check-up of 50 people. In the camp, blood samples of three people were tested, medicines distributed to people afflicted with cough, fever and other ailments. The Health Department team has distributed 4,000 chlorine tablets and ORS packets in the houses.
`5,000 fine recovered
The Municipal Corporation Zone 4, on the public complaints, inspected Nehru Nagar area in Raipur and on finding filth and dirt and for blocking roads, has recovered Rs 5,000 fine from 10 handcarts and three hotels. The shopkeepers were instructed to maintain regular cleanliness.
Jaundice yet to be controlled
Meanwhile, in Durg district jaundice has spread in Kasaridih, Padmanabhpur, Kelabadi, Subhash Nagar localities etc under the Municipal Corporation limits since last two months. So far, eight deaths have been reported in the district.