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| Water borne diseases on the rise in city | | | Pankhuri Aggarwal
Though diarrhoea cases have been reported in the Jammu region, the number of cases of waterborne diseases like malaria and typhoid has started increasing dramatically during the monsoon season. With the onset of the monsoon, the number of persons complaining of malaria and typhoid at the OPD of the Government Medical College Hospital, Jammu, alone are more than fifty on any odd day. On the other hand, the number of diarrhea patients visiting the GMCH is approximately Rs 200 per day while at Shri Maharaja Ghulab Singh Hospital nearly 30-50 patients and children below five years are reportedly visiting the OPD everyday. With the summer season kicking in, the mosquitoes have started creating problem like fever, malaria and typhoid diseases for the people. These diseases has begun afflicting the people affecting adversely their health and thus suffering a lot on this account besides shelling an extra amount on doctors fees and medication in the event of illness. The open nullahs in the areas as well as the open drains in the lane and by lanes provide fertile ground for the breeding of mosquitoes. Health experts at the GMCH said, "Incessant rain leading to stagnation of water in low-lying areas, besides a sudden fall and rise in the temperature has been causing diseases. They believe that poor sanitary conditions, contaminated food and wrong dietary habits are also responsible for the spread of diseases during the monsoon. The malaria and typhoid cases are more prevalent among non-vegetarians." "In fact any place where the water and even more specially the dirty water remain collected as in ponds, the chances for breeding and spread of mosquitoes in such area become all more pronounced.
And further impetuous provided to increase in the population of mosquitoes as and when the areas experiences rain, it leads to more trouble and incontinence to us." said Kamini Kapoor, a resident of city. The municipal corporation Jammu earlier used to undertake fog spray in the localities most affected by the growth of mosquitoes with the aim of curbing the menace of mosquitoes and making the public free from their ill effects. This action on the part of the municipal corporation Jammu was in fact laudable and appreciated by people as it used to do away with problems of mosquitoes to a great extent particularly during summer and rainy season. But for the past few years, this fog spray has not been witnessed in the areas of Jammu. But if the government takes these measures, the overall environment in the area as well as in the city of temples would improve and result into less number of people extended to other localities of the city as well for the large interest of the people living in different parts of the city. Keeping in view the problem of mosquitoes, the concerned authorities are earnestly requested to look into the problem and have the anti-mosquitoes fog spray done in the area so as to provide much needed respite to them. |
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