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CHANDIGARH, March 8: UT Health Department will be conducting an additional round of Pulse Polio immunisation in selected pockets of the UT on March 14, as per directions issued by the Government of India. The immunisation camp, to be held in about 40 villages and colonies in and around the UT, will target about 30,000 children in the age group 0 to 5 years.
Guidelines with regard to conducting this additional round were issued at a meeting held in New Delhi on February 22 which was attended by Health Department representatives from various states and UTs. While UP, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar will have a total campaign, other states will have it in selected pockets.
Ninety booths have been set up for the purpose and various sector officers have also been appointed. quot;These booths will be supervised by six area officers. While Palsora and Punjab Milk Colony will be jointly covered by UT and Punjab, Bapu Dham and Sector 25 area will be under UT,quot; informed Dr Y.P.Singla, district family welfare officer.
Vaccine carriers have also been arranged, as informed by Dr B.D. Chugh, in-charge, vaccination and district maternal health officer. He added that two drops of polio will be administered to each child to make the programme effective.quot;
Meanwhile, personnel of the Song and Drama division of the Government of India are already busy with spreading awareness . The campaign which started today will continue till March 13 and about nine areas will be covered daily. Target areas, among others, include Sarangpur, Dhanas, Sector 26, Timber market, Kumhar colony, Dadumajra, Khuda Lahora, Mauli complex, Jassu, Janata colony, villages of Raipur Kalan, Brick Killan, Buterala, Panjab University and Sectors 24, 37 and 40.
