Punjab Governor flags off 50 fogging machines for 8 flood-hit districts

Punjab Governor and President of the Punjab Red Cross Society, Gulab Chand Kataria, today flagged off vehicles carrying 50 fogging machines from Punjab Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh, for dispatch to eight flood-affected districts of the state.

With the floodwaters receding, several villages continue to have stagnant water, raising the threat of vector-borne diseases. To prevent any outbreak of epidemics, the Punjab Red Cross has procured 50 fogging machines costing Rs 9 lakh, through donations, for use in the affected areas.

The machines will carry out extensive fogging operations aimed at safeguarding public health in vulnerable regions.

On the occasion, Governor Kataria said the initiative would provide timely health protection in flood-hit villages.

Those present on the occasion included Principal Secretary to the Governor, Vivek Partap Singh, Secretary, Red Cross Punjab, Shivdular Singh Dhillon, and volunteers of the Punjab Red Cross Society.