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50,000 tonne piled up garbage poses epidemic threat
Experts fear breakout of epidemic if the government fails to resolve the ongoing strike of municipal employees who are still uncertain over the dramatic Thursday’s announcement about hike in their salaries. With already 50,000 tonnes of garbage had piled in Hyderabad during the 10-day strike period and the weather department predicting moderate to heavy rains, outbreak of epidemic cannot be ruled out, say health experts.
Hyderabad: Experts fear breakout of epidemic if the government fails to resolve the ongoing strike of municipal employees who are still uncertain over the dramatic Thursday’s announcement about hike in their salaries. With already 50,000 tonnes of garbage had piled in Hyderabad during the 10-day strike period and the weather department predicting moderate to heavy rains, outbreak of epidemic cannot be ruled out, say health experts.
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Even if all the workers under GHMC join duty they cannot clear more than 4,000 tonnes of garbage, which Hyderabad generates every day. With the damage already being done, its time the government puts in place a contingency plan to reduce the impact of any possible epidemic.
Speaking to The Hans India, Epidemic Specialist, Dr Challagali Prabhu Kumar, at Care Hospital, said if measures to clear the garbage were not taken up then epidemics like cholera and diarrhea would break out. The garbage that has spilled out on the roads and footpaths is not only a breeding ground for salmonella, staphylococcus, e-coli, vermin viruses that feed rats, cockroaches and mosquitoes which pose a serious risk to people's health.
Dr M Ramadevi, Convener, Health Sub-Committee, Jana Vignana Vedika, said that the first and foremost thing the government should do is to take immediate measures to see the strike was called off. The authorities should realise that epidemic is something that can affect anyone though people in slums are more prone to it, said Dr Prabhu Kumar.
Already people across the state were suffering with the malaria, dengue and other kinds of fever, said a doctor on condition of anonymity. “If there is an outbreak of epidemic the government medical and health system cannot cope and corporate hospitals will be making money,” he said.
G Srinivas, Epidemic Specialist, Government of Telangana, while assuring that the health department was geared up to meet any eventuality advised people to drink boiled water and eat hot food and avoid eating from outside eateries. He, however, admitted that rains could play havoc with health of people if garbage continues to remain piled up.
By:Naveen Kumar
