No outbreak of diarrhoea epidemic in Jammu and Kashmir, says state govt
4 Oct 2014 11:24 PM IST
Mobile health teams are continuously visiting flood-affected villages
A hospital employee drags a dirty bed mattress after the Jammu and Kashmir flood devastation at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital in Srinagar on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said there has been no outbreak of epidemic of diarrhoea or any other disease in the flood-hit Jammu region.
"There is no epidemic of diarrhoeal disease in Jammu Province after the recent floods in the state," Director, Health Services (Jammu) Dr Baljeet Singh Pathania said.
He said the department was vigilant and monitoring the situation on a daily basis.
"However, the mobile health teams are continuously visiting the affected villages, generating awareness about the danger of water-borne diseases and distributing chlorine tablets to the households," Pathania said.
He appealed to the people to take preventive measures for few months to avoid contamination and spread of diseases.
( Source : PTI )
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