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Special drive to check epidemics

HYDERABAD: The government has declared a war on the outbreak of epidemics by launching a special drive to bring the diseases under control, Chief Minister K. Rosaiah said on Sunday.

Addressing a high-level meeting to review the situation arising out of outbreak of dengue, chikungunya and other diseases across the State, Mr. Rosaiah directed Chief Secretary P. Ramakanth Reddy to be in constant touch with the Collectors to monitor the cases on a daily basis and initiate immediate action to arrest spread of vector-borne diseases.

Mr. Rosaiah directed municipal corporations, municipalities and local bodies to initiate a special drive on sanitation and against water stagnation in their respective areas.

“Effective maintenance of cleanliness, periodic fogging, regular disposal of garbage and other such measures should be taken up effectively in all areas. There should be no let-up in these efforts,” he asserted.

The Chief Minister was particularly concerned about spread of diseases in the flood-affected areas in Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Kadapa, Nalgonda, Krishna and Guntur districts, where there was water stagnation for a long time. He directed officials in the six districts to make all-out efforts to prevent this and provide medication to patients.

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