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CM: Take urgent steps to curb spread of diarrhoea
Orissa POST
|June 16, 2025
Amidst an outbreak of diarrhoea in some areas of Jajpur and Keonjhar districts, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday directed the Health department to take urgent measures to prevent its spread to neighbouring districts.
According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), all health facilities in the affected districts have been placed on high alert.
“Neighbouring districts have also been advised to remain vigilant. Disinfection of drinking water sources has begun in Jajpur, alongside a temporary ban on street food sales and intensified food safety inspections,” the statement added. Adequate supplies of medicines have been ensured and medical teams have been deployed to contain the outbreak, the CMO said.
Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling is monitoring the situation through regular meetings with medical officers and administrative officials.
A team from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has also arrived in Odisha to assist the state government in controlling the outbreak.
Sixteen people have died so far due to the outbreak in Jajpur district, which was first reported June 9, Additional District Medical Officer (ADMO) Prakash Chandra Bal said.
This story is from the June 16, 2025 edition of Orissa POST.
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