The Odisha government directed all collectors on Friday to make proper arrangements to stop🤪 the spread of diarrhoea, which has engulfed seven districts so far.
At least 17 people have recently died and 680 people infected in the districts of Rayag♉ada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Subarnapur,🎶 Nuapada, Gajapati, and Jharsuguda. Fifty-three people are undergoing treatment in hospitals and 610 patients have recovered, according to an official release.
Chief Secretary Suresh Cha𒁏ndra Mohapatra reviewed the d꧒iarrhoea situation during a meeting in the Lok Seba Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. He directed the district collectors to monitor all drinking water sources in rural areas and ensure that people do not consume water from streams.
The officers have been asked to intensify the awareness programmes and involve health work🤪ers and local organisations in the dissemination of information and transfer🌃ring of patients to healthcare institutions.
Mohapatra ordered the deployment of ve𝕴hicles with reverse-osmosis systems fo🌼r water purification in infected areas.
The collectors and health officers have been told to increase surveillance anꦕd remain alert till the end of the rainy season, the release added.
(Inputs from PTI)
