Ahead of the monsoon, Bastar division Commissioner Dilip Wasnikar has instructed officials to make necessary arrangements to prevent spread of seasonal diseases during the season.
During a meeting, he asked the officials of Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) to exercise caution so that outbreak of water-borne diseases like diarrhoea could be checked.
The Commissioner told officials to get repaired all hand pumps and also to act promptly whenever any complaint of defunct hand pumps are received. He instructed to publicise toll free number 1800-233-008 in villages and also to regularly inspect ‘Nal Jal Scheme’.
The Commissioner asked officials of Health Department to promptly avail health services so that people could be saved from diseases during rainy season and any untoward incident could be averted.
He said that 104 service should be publicised widely so that if anyone falls ill can get immediate assistance.
The Commissioner asked officials to keep the stock of life saving drugs ready and in sufficient amount.
“The field officials will remain in their area and in case of outbreak of any disease , they will immediately inform senior officers about the situation so that experts could be called in to deal with the problem,” he instructed.
Wasnik asked officials to appoint physicians at primary and Community Health Centre for emergency situations. Further Veterinary Department officials were instructed to carry out vaccination of animals.
The officials informed the Commissioner that vaccines have reached all blocks and vaccination process would begin very soon. He also inquired about ‘Rashtriya Swasthya Beema Yojna.