Ernakulam District to Extend Chlorination Drive

Speedy Summary:

• A cleanliness drive aimed at combating amoebic meningoencephalitis cases began last weekend,involving chlorination of wells and waterbodies in a district in Kerala,notably within Kochi Corporation limits and othre local bodies.
• Approximately 90% of waterbodies, including wells, tanks, and ponds, have been chlorinated so far. This effort includes spreading educational material from the Directorate of Health Services on chlorination procedures.
• No confirmed cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis have been reported yet. Waterbody samples are not currently being analyzed but may be tested if positive cases emerge.
• 87 local bodies out of 96 have completed the chlorination process; remaining areas include Kochi Corporation and nine other municipalities such as Angamaly and North Paravur.
• statistics from earlier campaigns show that over 2 lakh private wells were treated with chlorine alongside thousands more public institution wells, public area tanks, pools at private resorts/amusement parks respectively using random enforcement checks still continue.

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