Summary:
Barmer district collector has formed 10 teams for this region so that no seasonal diseases like malaria, dengue etc spread. These teams in four gram panchayats have visited 25,454 houses and around given medicines to 24,400 people. JAISALMER: In many gram panchayats of Barmer , due to gypsum rock the flood water is still accumulated as ground is unable to soak the water.Still there is 1-2 feet water accumulated in dozens of villages and hamlets of four gram panchayats. They have put tamifos at 31,187 places and did anti larvae spraying at 4,106 places.Fogging was done at 1071 areas and gambusia fish was put at 110 ponds and water logging areas. The team members are going by tractors to these areas and conducting door-to-door survey and giving ayurvedic medicines along with doing antilarvae activities etc.The efforts are paying results as no case of seasonal disease was reported from these areas..