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As indoor spraying of DDT is a time-consuming process, the health department needs more labourers to carry out the work. Officials said the affected blocks have only two doctors each against the requirement of six in each block.Dr Vineet Shukla, chief medical superintendent, said, “I have written to director general (health) to appoint more doctors in malaria-affected blocks. Sources said the health department had been conducting indoor spraying with pyrethrum in villages. An official said that Bhamora and Ramnagar blocks have two doctors each while six to eight doctors are needed in each block. BAREILLY: As the cases of deadly plasmodium falciparum (PF) malaria continue to be reported from Bareilly , chief medical officer has written to state government to demand appointment of doctors in affected blocks..