Delhi Health Minister chairs meeting over preparedness against Dengue, Malaria
Jul 05, 2024
New Delhi [India], July 5 : Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday chaired a meeting, which was attended by the concerned departments of the Secretariat over preparedness to deal with Dengue.
Bharadwaj told ANI that on the coming Monday, he has called the Managing Directors of the hospitals in Delhi over preparations.
"When the rainy season starts, the risk of dengue, chikungunya, and malaria increases. In such a situation, discussions are held with all the departments. We have sent instructions to DDA, MCD, PWD, NDMC, and the Health Department to ensure that water does not accumulate in their respective jurisdictions so that breeding does not occur. Hospitals have also been alerted to keep all the information related to dengue," he said.
"We had a meeting with the Health Department on this subject 2-3 days ago, today a meeting of all the departments has been held. On Monday, we called the MDs of the hospitals so that the preparation of the hospitals can be reviewed," the Delhi Minister added.
Recently, the Delhi government held an emergency meeting in view of heavy rains and waterlogging in the national capital on Friday. The meeting was held at the Delhi Secretariat.
Following the meeting, Delhi Minister Atishi said that an emergency meeting was attended by all senior officials of the government and several important decisions were taken.
Atishi said that the Delhi government has identified 200 hotspots that are prone to waterlogging. She said that the reason behind waterlogging is excessive rainfall which is more than the capacity of drains.
"We have identified around 200 hotspots till the last rain. Out of these, 40 hotspots are under CCTV surveillance by PWD... You have to understand that if Delhi receives rainfall of 228 mm, then it will take time to decrease the water level... Right now, Delhi has received more rainfall than the capacity of the drains. That's why we are witnessing waterlogging at several places...," she said.
