Gandhinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) The Gujarat Health Department will launch the third round of the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programme against filariasis from February 10 to 12, covering four talukas across Bharuch, Narmada and Dang districts, officials said on Monday.The campaign aims to eliminate elephantiasis, also known as lymphatic filariasis, in line with the Central Government’s nationwide target to eradicate the disease by 2030.The MDA drive will be conducted in Netrang taluka of Bharuch …
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Anand, Jan 30 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday laid foundation stones and inaugurated 49 public welfare development projects worth Rs 234.01 crore in Khambhat, giving a fresh boost to infrastructure and social development in Anand district. Addressing a public gathering at Chakdol Ground, the Chief Minister said the state government is committed to ensuring development reaches the last citizen.“These projects are not merely buildings or structures, but milestones that wi…
Indore, Jan 14 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday said that “challenges will not be resolved by speaking ill of each other” and can only be addressed through collective effort.The Minister made the remarks in the backdrop of the contaminated water tragedy in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area while addressing a state government programme under AMRUT 2.0 (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) in the city.“Challenge…
Indore, Jan 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said on Saturday that the health situation in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, where contaminated drinking water killed several people recently, is steadily returning to normal. However, the health department has been put on alert to provide all possible treatment to the people.The Minister said that the administration has decided to conduct a health check-up of every resident in the Bhagirathpura area and the proce…
Indore, Jan 7 (IANS) There has been a significant improvement in the situation in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area following a severe water contamination crisis that led to a diarrhoea outbreak and multiple deaths, as the number of patients admitted to hospitals has continued to decrease for the third consecutive day on Wednesday.According to Indore’s Chief Health and Medical Officer (CHMO) Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani, the number of patients currently admitted to hospitals with diarrhoea symptoms dropp…
Indore, Jan 7 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar on Wednesday alleged that contaminated drinking water is being supplied in Madina Nagar, a Muslim-majority residential colony in the Khajrana area of Indore.Singhar, accompanied by local Congress workers, visited several residential colonies adjoining the Bhagirathpura area, where the supply of contaminated water triggered a diarrhoea outbreak and reportedly led to multiple deaths.During the visit, he conducted an on-ground i…
Gandhinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) Gujarat has provided over 2.58 lakh beneficiaries with homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) over the last three financial years, including 93,000 houses constructed in the current year alone. The scheme aims to provide dignified, pucca housing to rural families previously deprived of adequate shelter, improving living standards, health, sanitation, and overall well-being.The PMAY-G scheme is funded jointly by the Centre (60 per cent) and the St…
Indore, Jan 1 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former minister Mukesh Nayak on Thursday levelled serious allegations against the BJP-led Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), claiming that misuse of funds under the Centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission resulted in more than 40,000 residents being forced to consume contaminated drinking water over the past six months.Speaking to IANS, Nayak, who is also in charge of the Madhya Pradesh Congress media department, alleged that the IMC failed to properly lay …
Indore, Jan 1 (IANS) As the death toll from consuming contaminated municipal water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area has claimed several lives, Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari sharply criticised the Madhya Pradesh government and demanded the immediate resignation of “ill-mannered ministers” on moral grounds. Patwari alleged that the victims were receiving neither free treatment nor sympathy, while ministers “displayed arrogance and misbehaved with journalists”.Social media users echoed t…
Indore, Dec 31 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav visited Indore on Wednesday evening and met people hospitalised after falling ill due to consumption of contaminated drinking water, officials said.Soon after arriving in Indore from Umaria district, the Chief Minister visited Verma Hospital, where he interacted with over a dozen affected patients undergoing treatment. Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava accompanied the Chief Minister during the hospital visit, which continued late in…