Monsoon brings back focus on dengue, malaria
The Hindu
Health Dept. staff directed to identify high-risk areas
Along with joy and much needed respite from summers, monsoons also means increased menace of mosquitoes - which breed in stagnant water. This poses a threat of increase in spread of vector-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya. To avoid it, staff of Telangana Health Department were directed to identify high-risk area where high number of the vector-borne diseases were reported last year. Preventive measures will be taken based on that. Local bodies such as panchayats and municipalities too will be alerted to take part in the preventive measures. A few of the high-risk areas are in Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mulugu, Jayashankar Bhupalapally and Kumaram Bheem Asifabad.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.