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Viral fever grips capital
Threat of viral fever looms over the capital with poor residents on the city outskirts falling a prey. Poor sanitation is said to be the cause for the spreading of fevers.
3-year-old boy dies on outskirts
Vijayawada: Threat of viral fever looms over the capital with poor residents on the city outskirts falling a prey. Poor sanitation is said to be the cause for the spreading of fevers.
A three-year-old boy Kontha Yashwanth from New Rajarajeswaripeta reportedly died with symptoms of viral fever on Saturday night. The victim’s parents blamed the authorities of the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation for their alleged failure to upkeep sanitary conditions in their locality.
According to information, at least half a dozen people are down with viral fever in New Rajarajeswaripeta area alone. Medical officer of the electronic-Urban Public Health Centre (e-UPHC) in the area confirmed that at last six cases of viral fevers were reported daily in this locality. Though the centre functions on weekdays, it remained closed on Sunday. People complain that the centre should be opened even on Sundays because of seriousness of cases being reported.
When contacted, Dr Yashodhar said they were treating cases of viral fevers and referring complicated cases to the Government General Hospital (GGH). The e-UPHC is being run in coordination with Apollo Hospitals.In case of necessity, some of the cases were being treated through teleconference, he added.
Coming down heavily on the VMC officials, mother of the boy K Soni said the sanitation staff had not been removing silt in drains regularly. Even for removing garbage, the VMC staff had been taking three days. They were ignoring the region as most of the people were poor. Her son K Yashwant was taken to a private hospital on Tuesday with symptoms of fever and cough.
A qualified doctor gave prescription and he recovered from fever. On Friday night, his condition deteriorated and he died of fever on Saturday night, said his father Dhanunjaya who works as labourer. His wife is also a daily wager. Kothala Sriramulu, a rickshaw-puller, said the local administration had failed to control mosquito menace. “Mosquitoes are causing fevers. The boy was active in the morning and playing. By the night he took ill. We are worried over the viral fevers,” he added.
Kodivelli Sekhar, a sweet maker, said that the VMC was not serious about the surroundings here. The bleaching powder was sprayed here along the drains for the first time today, he complained.
CPM senior leader Ch Baburao visited the area and consoled the bereaved family. He demanded the VMC to react and take appropriate steps for improving hygiene. He appealed to the government to pay compensation to the parents of the boy who died of viral fevers.
By Noor Shaik
