Reviewing the condition of four districts - Dumka, Godda, Pakur and Sahebganj affected with Kalazar, Chief Secretary Raj Bala Verma said that under the direction of Chief Minister Raghubar Das, directives have been given to health Department and district administration to do the needful to eradicate this disease. The CS directed the Health department to deploy officers in all the four districts from the State headquarters. She said that the headquarters should do all the arrangements required apart from spraying disinfectants in all the districts. Patients should be identified and treated properly. Civil Surgeon of the districts should be made fully accountable for this.
The CS directed the DCs of districts affected with Kalazar to run a big campaign to eradicate Kalazar. In her direction, the CS said that the patients should be made accountable village-wise/ panchayat-wise and block-wise and social capital should be mobilized. At the same time, aanganbari Sevikas, sahiyas, ANMs etc. should be made responsible for this. Mukhiyas and panchayat samiti members should be made responsible and village health committees should be made active. She directed the Health Dept. to send Kalazar advertising vehicles in all the villages and posters, hoardings and booklets should be used for this purpose. On block level, BDOs/ MOIC will be made accountable and awareness camps at district/block and panchayat level should be conducted to make the people aware. She also directed to appoint mentors for the identified patients and nominate deputy development commissioner as in-charge of the district. Family members of patients affected with Kalazar should be given the benefits of ration cards/ agriculture schemes/school/ residential school.