As a emergency measure to combat the threat of vector borne disease such as Malaria, Dengue and Chikugunia, the district administration had instructed executive Officer Municipality to take necessary sanitation measures such as cleaning of clogged drains, filling places with stagnant water. Along with these measures the district administration had asked the Municipality to restart the fogging activity, which was stopped after the sole Fogging machine donated by IMFA, Therublai went defunct.
The Executive officer Rupa Kishore Dalai wasted no time and within some days low cost fogging machines were arranged. Earlier the municipality had one vehicle mounted machine, but the district administration also insisted on procuring handheld machines, which can also be sent inside narrow laned Bastis and hutments. Accordingly one machine was bought as an emergency measure and fogging started in Rayagada town.
This measure will surely help to some extent in curbing the spread of vector borne diseases. However the sensitization of people towards proper civic practices is the most important aspect of controlling and eradicating such diseases in the future.
