Health Minister V S Sivakumar said that an action plan will be
implemented in areas in the district where dengue fever has been
reported. About 25 areas have been identified to be affected by dengue
fever. As part of the action plan, he said that fogging, indoor
spraying and steps for eradicating mosquito breeding grounds will be
intensified.
Sivakumar said that 38 fogging machines of the
District Medical office and 26 machines of the Corporation will be used.
The services of the doctors of the Community Medical division in the
Medical College will be utilised.
He said that the fever was
under control in Pallichal, Balaramapuram, Kalliyoor, Karakulam and
Vizhinjam areas. However, precautions have been taken in these areas to
ensure that fever does not spread. The mosquito eradication drive in
Palayam, Peroorkada, Muttada, Thycaud, Thirumala, Vanchiyoor, Karamana,
Thampanoor, Kannanmoola, Vallakadavu, Kunnukuzhi and Medical College
areas will be conducted under the Corporation Health Officer.
Programme
officers in the District Medical office will be in charge of the
programme in Veli, Vattiyoorkavu, Kadakampally, Thiruvallam and
Vizhinjam areas, Sivakumar said.
