DC convenes meet on ‘diarrhoea’ cases

Patiala, July 17

In response to the recent ‘diarrhoea’ cases in certain areas of the district, DC Showkat Ahmad Parray convened an urgent meeting with Municipal Commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, all ADCs, SDMs, Civil Surgeon Sanjay Goel and officials of other related departments.

The DC emphasised the need for a comprehensive strategy to identify vulnerable areas. Commissioner Corporation, BDPOs and EOs have been tasked with pin-pointing locations or areas with a history of outbreaks over the past five years. These locations will be categorised based on risk levels — high, moderate and low — and detailed lists will be shared with relevant technical departments and the Civil Surgeon’s office.

ADCs will develop a sampling plan to ensure priority testing for high-risk areas, while the Civil Surgeon will independently collect and test samples from these areas. He will appoint a nodal officer to coordinate efforts, ensure timely communication of positive sample results and conduct door-to-door surveys to distribute chlorine tablets and ORS sachets.