M’lore: Hoige Bazaar Residents fear outbreak of Communicable Diseases

By Ashritha D’Souza
Pics by John V Tauro
Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 25 Nov 2013: The local residents of Hoige Bazaar locality and in the neighbourhood of Sri Doomavati temple here are feared outbreak of contagious diseases: malaria, dengue, and other water-borne diseases. 

 
Sharmila, a nearby resident complained that many people from the vicinity have been admitted to various hospitals, private and government, due to these illnesses.

 
The local resident Asha Suvarna complained, ‘No officer or minister has visited this area; and the civic body has not taken any early measures to combat the contagious diseases,’ said Asha.

 
Sources said that many people in the vicinity have been admitted to Wenlock and various private hospitals in the city. Over the past 3 weeks the disease has been severely affecting the people.

 

 

Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) health officer Manjayya Shetty, who arrived on the location said, ‘I came to know of these cases about 4 days ago. Spraying and fogging of insecticides has already begun. We will hold a health checkup camp on Tuesday November 26 in order to diagnose their health conditions. The civic workers have begun visiting the houses in the vicinity,’ said Dr Shetty.

 
The local corporator Kavita of ward number 57 said, ‘These cases were brought to the notice of the officials concerned around 10 days ago, and currently fogging and spraying is in process. Many people have been infected from these diseases,’ said corporator Kavita. 

 
Sadasiva Amin said, The civic body hass not conducted any health check up camps neither to reduce these diseases nor provided any facilities. The government should take immediate measures to curb the spread of these diseases.

 
Congress representatives P V Mohan, Nagendra Kumar, T K Sudhir and corporators Kavitha Vasu, Rathikala, Shailaja and  Asha D’Silva were present.