District admin responds after 4 deaths due to 'diarrhoea’ in Puri’s Kanas block

Puri district administration mobilised on Sunday following alleged deaths of four persons in two villages under Kanas block due to suspected diarrhoea. On-site inspections were conducted by Puri Additional Collector Sharat Chandra Behera, Sub-Collector Raj Kishore Jena, and the Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Rupabhanu Mishra.

They were joined by the Executive Engineer from the Public Health department as they visited the Gadisagada and Jaguleipadar villages of the block.

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The senior officials have cautioned residents against using water from the Daya River, urging those in riverside villages to completely cease using river water.

To ensure a safe drinking water supply, requisite steps have been taken to provide water via tankers. Meanwhile, health department personnel are offering necessary medical aid as a preventive measure.

“We will provide whatever requirement of drinking water is there through tanker and would appeal to all residents not to consume the Daya River water. You people (media) should also sensitise this,” a senior officer from Puri district said to media persons.

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It is pertinent to mention here that earlier in another incident, as many as four persons from Chhatamakhana village under Puintala block in Bolangir district were admitted to a hospital in critical condition following ‘diarrhoea outbreak’ in the village.

Health conditions of four people from the village worsened and they were later shifted to Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital (BBMCH) in Bolangir for further treatment.

Reported By: Dwiti Krushna