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State-wide sanitation drive from October 20

Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD: A week-long sanitation drive will be taken up throughout the State from October 20 to 26 as a precaution against viral and other infectious diseases with coordination from all departments, said Health Minister Danam Nagender here on Tuesday. While minor panchayats can spend upto Rs.50,000 on sanitation drive, major panchayats can spend Rs.1 lakh and there would be no cap on the funds to be spent in the worst flood affected cities and towns, he said.

All the relief camps housing flood affected people were being monitored through teleconference every day and medical camps were being conducted to prevent outbreak of epidemics. Emergency drugs were being procured and stocked by District and Medical Health Departments.

Mr. Nagender said the Cabinet sub-committee reviewed the swine flu and also the health and medical situation following severe floods in the affected districts. The Kondapur Area Hospital in the city has been upgraded as the nodal centre for all kinds of viral infections including H1N1 flu. The government sanctioned another Rs.24 crore towards Arogyasri health insurance to take care of swine flu and other viral fevers, he said.

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