Author:Imran Zafar
Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:13 AM (IST)
Source:JND

A diarrhoea outbreak affected as many as 126 individuals within the villages of Balongi and Badmajra in Punjab’s Mohali district. Three instances of cholera had been additionally reported in the identical space whereas the supply of contamination remains to be unknown.

The Mohali well being division to counter the outbreak has arrange medical camps within the villages and has quickly minimize off the ingesting water provide within the area. Water is now being supplied via water tankers, as a precaution. Health groups are visiting properties and distributing oral rehydration answer (ORS) packets to affected households.

A staff from PGIMER, Chandigarh and Dr BR Ambedkar Institute of Medical Sciences, Mohali, has collected water samples from the villages for testing. Mohali SDM Sarabjit Kaur, Mohali MC joint commissioner Kiran Sharma, and civil surgeon Dr Mahesh Kumar additionally visited the villages to evaluate the scenario.

Water samples have been collected from faucets in numerous homes and medical groups, supervised by Gharuan senior medical officer Dr Surinder Pal Kaur, are providing free medicines to sufferers via a camp. The well being division is working intently with the district administration and different related departments to make sure the availability of healthcare providers to the villagers.

The Municipal Corporation Mohali (MCM) has made water tankers obtainable for ingesting water provide and residents have been suggested to not eat faucet water. 

Civil surgeon Dr Mahesh Kumar Ahuja said that out of the full reported instances, 47 had been from Badmajra and 79 from Balongi. “People are being educated about preventing diarrhoea and ASHA workers are distributing ORS packets and zinc tablets from house to house. Villagers have been advised to boil water for drinking and cooking purposes,” he mentioned.