Sambalpur district on diarrhoea alert

SAMBALPUR: Amid reports of diarrhoea spread in several districts across Odisha, the Sambalpur administration has stepped up surveillance and put in place contingency measures to prevent any outbreak of the waterborne disease.

Though no official diarrhoea cases have been reported in the district so far, authorities are taking no chances, especially in vulnerable areas like Hirakud which witnessed a severe outbreak last year.

Sambalpur CDMO Dr Pradeep Hota said the district has already activated a dedicated control room, and contingency measures have been rolled out to tackle any possible outbreak of the waterborne disease.

Similarly, 20 beds have been reserved for diarrhoea patients at Veer Surendra Sai Insitute of Medical Sciences And Research (VIMSAR), Burla.