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.