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Sarpanch to be punished for poor sanitation
In the wake of the spread of seasonal diseases across the Agency and other plain areas on a large scale, the government came to conclusion that the main reason for it is poor sanitation. To prevent this, the government gave ample powers to District Collectors to take all possible measures.
Srikakulam: In the wake of the spread of seasonal diseases across the Agency and other plain areas on a large scale, the government came to conclusion that the main reason for it is poor sanitation. To prevent this, the government gave ample powers to District Collectors to take all possible measures.
In this connection, Srikakulam District Collector K Dhanunjaya Reddy started taking action accordingly. If the sanitary conditions are found to be bad in any village, the sarpanch concerned, the panchayat secretary and the medical officer of the local primary health centre would be held responsible and punished.
The Collector fixed the prime responsibility on them for not maintaining a clean environment in their respective villages.
The sarpanch will lose the power of issuing cheques, the secretary and medical officers would be served with memos. Along with these three officials, the Rural Water Supply (RWS) engineering officials and tahsildars have to cooperate with village-level staff to maintain better sanitary conditions in villages.
Every year, the state government is paying Rs 10,000 to each village under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for maintaining a clean environment but most of the sarpanches and secretaries are misusing them. In addition to it, internal roads, drains and dumping yards are also proposed to be constructed in all villages.
The sarpanch and secretary should take care of sanitation in their villages, chlorinate all drinking water resources regularly. They can send proposals for any development work to avoid poor sanitation, district panchayat officer P Koteswara Rao explained.
Speaking to The Hans India here on Wednesday, District Medical and Health Officer (DM&HO) Dr S Tirupathi Rao said that the PHCs and health sub-centers (HSCs) have to work from 9 am to 4 pm regularly and all the required medical kits should be kept at the centres to provide first aid to patients. Otherwise, stringent action would be initiated against them, he warned.By ch lakhmana raoSarpanch to be punished for poor sanitation
