The Hindu 04.09.2012
Dengue: BMC urged to cancel leaves of employees
Ganjam district administration requested Berhampur
Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities on Monday to cancel leaves of
its staff for next 15 days to fight the rising menace of dengue
infection.
It may be noted that during recent
monsoons cases of dengue are on the rise in Ganjam district including
Berhampur city. A special ward has been opened up in MKCG medical
college hospital in the city to treat dengue patients. According to MKCG
medical college sources, till now 55 dengue cases had been admitted in
the hospital. Out of them 16 were from city limits. Dengue cases have
also been reported from 13 blocks of the district.
As
per official data only one dengue patient had died. She was Diptimayee
Sahu (16) of Galeri village under Bhanjanagar police station limits, who
died in MKCG medical college hospital on Sunday. Twenty four dengue
patients had been discharged after treatment and the rest were under
treatment.
Ganjam district Collector Krishen Kumar
visited the dengue ward in MKCG medical college on Monday and also
convened a high-level meeting at BMC campus regarding remedial measures
to check this disease which is propagated by aedis mosquitoes.
