Secretary Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, S. Vijayakumar, who is the District monitoring officer, on Monday, reviewed the plan and non plan schemes of various departments and measures being taken to handle the threat of dengue and swine flu in the district.
Mr. Vijayakumar, accompanied by Projector Director A. Palani and officials from Agriculture, Health and Animal Husbandry visited Kombothi panchayat in Thirupullani panchayat union and inspected the treatment given to milch animals, distributed to the farmers free of cost.
He also inspected the farm ponds dug by Agriculture Engineering department, roads laid by the District Rural Development Agency and the fogging operation launched by the health and allied departments in Erwadi and Kilakarai areas to prevent spread of vector borne diseases, official sources said.
After making the field visits in the morning, the monitoring officer, reviewed the progress of both plan and non plan schemes in the district in the evening, interacting with the heads of various departments in the presence of Collector K. Nanthakumar.
Later, Mr. Vijayakumar reviewed the works being done by the departments to keep under control the menace of dengue and swine flu in the district.
Pointing out there were nil cases of dengue and swine flu ‘as on date’, the monitoring officer congratulated the district administration and health department officials for keeping the dreaded diseases under check, when the threat of the fever put the health officials on their toes in the southern districts, especially, the neighbouring Virudhunagar district.
Joint Director (Health services) S. M. Ravi said as on date, there was no dengue or swine flu case in the district. Three cases of dengue were reported in Paramakudi and all the three patients were treated and discharged.
He said one person was tested positive for swine flu in Panaikulam and the patient was undergoing treatment in Madurai.
