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Nadeem Colony in a mess

Yogendra Kalavalapalli

Residents fear epidemic threat; blood samples collected

- Photos: Mohd.Yousuf

Alarming situation: Many houses in Nadeem Colony are still marooned.

HYDERABAD: Following incessant rainfall that flooded Nadeem Colony in Toli Chowki last week, authorities of the National Malaria Eradication Programme (NMEP) on Tuesday collected blood samples from residents to check for incidences of malarial fever.

With several areas still water logged even on Tuesday, residents are under the grip of fear that diseases like Malaria might strike soon if no corrective steps are taken quickly. Most areas are still slushy and have become a haven for mosquitoes and flies.

At several vacant plots, water got stagnant and owners’ are nowhere in sight with most having migrated to their relatives or friends places. A teacher of a local school informed that student strength too has come down rapidly after the rains.

Piled up or floating garbage, plastic waste and fungus has become a common sight in the colony. Pointing out one such stagnant water near his residence, Younus, a resident, said that mosquitoes and flies were making life miserable for them. “We are apprehensive of diseases striking soon and want authorities to take preventive steps” he said.

S. Azizuddin, a resident, said that representatives from NMEP took random blood samples, raising doubts among residents whether malaria has struck. However, Dr. Giyas Begum of the Golconda Urban Health Post said no malarial cases have been reported or brought to her notice at the medical camp set up in the area.

“Fever, body pains, skin problems and allergies were the only ailments we have treated so far,” she informed. Dr. Begum attributed low incidences of diseases to temporary migration of many residents to their friends or relatives houses. “Even the fever cases are not acute,” she said.

Dr. Begum admitted that blood samples were collected by the NMEP personnel who had visited the area and results were being awaited.

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