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Efforts on to improve sanitation
Staff Reporter
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To prevent possible outbreak of water and vector-borne diseases
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At Tuticorin Medical College and Hospital Steps to control rodent population
Tuticorin: The first meeting of the newly constituted Environmental Sanitation Committee (ESC) at the Tuticorin Medical College and Hospital (TMCH) held here on Saturday, discussed methods to improve sanitation on the institution premises to prevent possible outbreak of water and vector borne diseases.
Later speaking to media persons, Collector R. Palaniyandi, who is the chairman of the ESC, said that the meeting had resolved to take steps to control rodent population on the campus.
“We have chalked out an action plan to prevent indiscriminate disposal of food and vegetable waste in and around the hospital, which attracts gnawing animals like rats, mice and squirrels,” he said.
To collect food wastes, stainless steel dust bins with lid would be placed at different wards of the hospital. It would be ensured that doors and windows of the hospital and hostel kitchens were fixed with rat proof metallic mesh.
Mr. Palaniyandi said that instructions had been issued to authorities concerned to carry out a survey of rodent burrows within the premises.
“These measures would help us to prevent sporadic outbreak of diseases like Leptospirosis,” he said.
As regards mosquito control measures, the Collector said that all sumps and overhead tanks would be tightly closed and anti-larve measures carried out to reduce possibilities of breeding.
Adult mosquito density and larvae density would be monitored once in every week by a lecturer in the Medical Entomology Department of the TMCH.
If the density of mosquitoes crossed the critical level, steps would be taken to carry out thermal fogging to kill adult mosquitoes.
Mr. Palaniyandi said that regular supply of protected water would be ensured in the hospital and hostel.
“Chlorine tablets weighing seven grams would be used for chlorination of every 5,000 litres of water supplied to the TMCH,” he added.
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