Spraying of malathion will be continued in Agency till May 31, says ITDA PO
The Hindu
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The spraying of malathion, which has been taken up in the malaria-endemic areas of the Agency on Friday (April 11), will be continued till May 31. Village volunteers and police have been given the task of supervising the insecticide spraying operations, Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) Project Officer Venkateswar Salijamula has said. At a review meeting with officials of the 11 agency mandals, under the purview of the ITDA, through video conference from his office at Paderu, he gave directions on the works to be undertaken by different officials for the success of the programme.More Related News
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