Mission Indradhanush has been launched at Gariaband district for the immunisation of new born to two-year-old infants and pregnant ladies.The scheme is particularly for those, who were missed in the previous vaccination programmes of the Government, officials stated.
Bindranawagarh MlA Gowardhan Manjhi helped in vaccinating a new born baby at Mainpur block during the launch of the programme on October 7.Collector Niranjan Das and Zila Panchayat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ritesh Kumar Agarwal were present on the occasion.
District Health Officer Dr Jl Uikey said Mission Indradhanush will be carried out for a span of four months wherein the vaccination programmes will be started from the seventh day of every month and then continued for a week.
He further stated special sessions will be organized in the high-sensitive locations of the district. The district administration has targetted to vaccinate around 3096 children.
According to sources, the districts covered under the Mission Indradhanush include Bilaspur, Jashpur, Raipur, Surguja, Korba, Dhantewada, Bijapur, Ambikapur and Baloda-bazaar.
Notably, the second phase of the Mission was inaugurated by Chief Minister Raman Singh on October 6. The first phase was inaugurated by the Chief Minister in the month of April to keep children healthy.