Staff Reporter
Steps include spraying of malathion, fogging
RMC to send samples to Pune
Medical camps to be organised in all the wards
Rajahmundry: Municipal Corporation of Rajahmundry has drafted an action plan to prevent viral fever spread in different divisions in the city. The steps include spraying of malathion, fogging and distribution of tablets, administering homeopathy dosages and distribution of pamphlets.
Speaking to the reporters here on Saturday, the Commissioner C. Nagarajarao, MLA Rowthu Suryaprakasha Rao and Mayor Adireddy Veeraraghavamma admitted that the Corporation Health officials had failed to send blood samples, collected from different patients to Virology Institute, Pune.
MLA Suryaprakasha Rao and Commissioner said that they would make an arrangement like tying up with the district headquarters hospital to send blood samples for testing to Pune.
Lapses admitted
Municipal Health Officer Subbayamma said the two death cases of babies that were reported from two divisions were not related to dengue fevers. However, when she was asked whether the two cases were referred to any virology tests, she gave negative reply and said that as they got negative results during lab tests they thought it was not necessary to send samples to Pune. She admitted that there was a lapse on the part of her department as far as conducting medical camps in different localities.
Polu Vijayalakshmi, floor leader of Congress brought the issue of dengue related deaths to the notice of MLA and Commissioner and asked them to take preventive steps immediately. Guduru Radhika, of Congress party suggested the authorities concerned to conduct medical camps in wards. Dr. Sivamani, Principal of Allu Ramalingaiah Homeo Medical College explained the symptoms of dengue and asked to bring out pamphlet on the symptoms, for which Commissioner readily agreed. Deputy Mayor Satyanarayana Prasad participated.
