5.3 lakh mosquito nets distributed in Agency areas, says ITDA Project Officer
The Hindu
‘There is a 41% decline in malaria cases’
Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) Project Officer R. Gopalakrishna took part in awareness programme which was organised on seasonal diseases at Paderu in the district on Friday. He spoke about spread of malaria, dengue and chikungunya and on how to control their spread.
Mr. Gopalakrishna said that in the limits of 36 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and 202 sub-centres, such awareness campaigns are being organised. He said that in the two phases, the officials have distributed 5.30 lakh mosquito nets in the Agency areas. “With the help of volunteers and other sachivalayam staff, fevers survey was conducted in the Agency areas, due to which malaria cases are under control. Compared to the last year, there has been a decline by 41% in malaria cases,” he said.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.