VIJAYAWADA: Chief Secretary K Vijayanand has instructed the district collectors to take strict measures to prevent the spread of seasonal diseases like GE and diarrhoea across the state.
Conducting a video conference with the district collectors from the State Secretariat on Friday, the CS said that if cases of diarrhoea and GE are found anywhere, those areas should be completely contained immediately and various food stalls should be completely stopped and leakages in fresh water pipelines should be completely controlled.
Recently, diarrhoea spread in Vijayawada and Guntur cities and the locals faced difficulties. In such times, the authorities should respond immediately and set up medical camps and completely close the food stalls.
He ordered that appropriate measures should be taken at all times to ensure that fresh water pipelines are free from leakages. He said that hand pumps and borewells should be inspected regularly and water quality tests should also be conducted.
Vijayanand instructed the officials to continuously monitor the fresh water pipelines along the drains for leaks. He instructed that the officials of the Municipal and Panchayat Raj departments should take appropriate action in this regard.
He clarified that if diarrhea or GE cases spread due to lack of supervision or negligence of the officials anywhere, the government will take it seriously and strict action will be taken against those responsible.
Vijayanand directed the district collectors of the respective river basins to be fully alert and alert the people at any time as the flood flow of the Godavari and Krishna rivers is increasing.
He instructed the collectors to take appropriate precautions as there are chances of rains and heavy rains for the next three days.