Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Oct 26: Two hundred thirty six dengue cases were reported from Tikri, Chenani, Majalta, Ramnagar and Udhampur urban area, here today.
According to Dr Vijay Basnotra, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Udhampur out of 1281 suspected cases, 236 patients have been tested positive for dengue.
Assuring that all hospitals in the District are ready to tackle the mosquito borne infection, he said, “We have made all arrangements to curb dengue and a special lab has been designated for testing of suspected cases. We have also established a separate ward and deployed special doctors for dengue patients”.
The shopkeepers told the Excelsior that from the past many months no proper sanitization in Udhampur City has been done which is resulting into the rise in the dengue cases. Municipal Committee Udhampur and District Administration have failed to keep the city clean, the shopkeepers added.
They have demanded shifting of this dumping station for the last many months, but neither the Municipal Committee nor the District Administration Udhampur take cognizance of the same.
The shopkeepers appealed to the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to take up the issue with the concerned department and direct them to change dumping sites from the whole city in order to save the residents from the spread of diseases.
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