Raipur division Commissi-oner Bl Tiwari and district Collector Thakur Ram Singh on Monday visited the Jaundice-affected localities of Raipur and directed the officials to disinfect the drinking water being supplied in the localities.
The officials also visited Sector-I and Sector-IV of the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar and Ward number 65, besides Sudheer Mukherjee ward of lakhe Nagar and spoke to local residents, official sources said.
The officials also inspected the Mobile Health Camp set up by health officials under the Government’s Urban Health Programme in Sector-I and IV of DD Nagar in the city. They directed the Civil Surgeon to admit the Jaundice affected to the hospital and provide them necessary treatment as early as possible.
They also urged the officials to keep the ‘Sanjeevani-108’ Emergency Ambulance ready in the camps so that patients can be shifted to the hospital if needed immediately. The Commissioner directed the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and health officers to set up a camp at the Community Hall in DD Nagar and increase the number of doctors at the camp to attend to the patients.
The Collector urged the Public Health Inspector and Chhattisgarh Housing Board officials to conduct chlorine and microbiological testing of water and keep a watch on situation. The houses where the Jaundice infection was detected in the colonies, the Collector directed officials to replace the water supply pipeline with new one in such houses.
He directed the Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) officials to provide clean water to the families who were consuming water drawn from pumps. The officials also advised the residents not to consume water from the wells. The Commissioner directed the Municipal Corporation officials to supply drinking water through tankers to the people of the affected areas. The administration has also set up a Control Room at the Raipur district hospital.