The district administration, as part of a major drive to control the spread of seasonal diseases, especially jaundice, is now carrying out ‘special cleanliness drives’ in the affected areas of the district.
Additional Collector K K Agrawal and Durg Municipal Corporation Commissioner SK Sunderani jointly inspected the health check-up camps. Besides, they also inspected whether drinking water supply facilities and hygiene levels were being maintained in the urban localities in the city here on Saturday.The officials, during the inspection, sealed a soft drink factory and destroyed 80 kg rotten fruits in it.The State Government has been working overtime to ensure supply of safe food and drinking water to the people especially with the outbreak of seasonal diseases such as jaundice at many places leading to death of 17 persons .
The officials issued instruction to the employees for sprinkling bleaching powder in public places after cleaning them to control further spread of seasonal diseases and distribute chlorine tablets to the people to doubly ensure that they do not use contaminated water for drinking.They also inspected water supply pipe lines, cleanliness in the ponds and facilities in civic service centers and issued necessary directives to the employees to the maintain hygiene at any cost.
They also carried out inspections at many wards and the health check up camps and dispensaries to ensure that the people get proper medicines after they are diagnosed with seasonal diseases.