A 10-day Japanese Encephalitis vaccination campaign got underway today in Kamrup district. R S Jain, Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup officially declared the campaign open at a ceremony held at Majirgaon LP School under Azara block PHC.
Nearly 200 students along with their parents attended the inaugural function held under the chairmanship of BEEO Rani, according to a press release here.
In order to combat the threat of Japanese Encephalitis, the Kamrup District administration has chalked out plans to vaccinate all children between one to fifteen years of age.
The vaccines would be provided free of cost and would be administered by people specially trained for the purpose.
In view of the Government vaccination programme against Japanese Encephalitis from May 4-15 in Kamrup (Metro) district, the administration under Section 144 CrPC has prohibited voluntary organisations, and private doctors and individuals from doing vaccination on their own before 28 days or after the Government programme, an official release said.
The Guwahati East Division of the Water Resources Department (WRD) has proposed diversion of the Guwahati Refinery channel and partial diversion of Bamunimaidam flash flood through the Bondajan Sluice Gate at an estimated cost of Rs 293.67 lakh, including the PWD part and excluding the railway part.
In an ambitious plan that is projected to usher radical changes in the area of maternal and child care, the State government on Wednesday announced a Rs 180-crore twin-scheme that would ensure special care for the girl child after birth and of the mother since conception.
climate change Poznan talks begin Delegates from 186 nations congregated in the Polish city of Poznan on December 1 to negotiate a new climate change treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. Ministers discussed their vision for long-term cooperative action and emphasized the economic slowdown should not overshadow the fight against climate change. unfccc Executive
In order to provide 100 days employment in a year to rural unemployed, the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) has started its operations in various Gaon Panchayats of the district under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA).
