PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
The Dehradun chief medical officer Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma plans to submit a reminder to the director general of Health regarding the maintenance of the Gandhi Shatabdi Eye Hospital. Recently, there have been reports of waterlogging issues in building basements across Dehradun, including at the Gandhi Shatabdi Eye Hospital. In response, the Health secretary issued a show-cause notice to the CMO and the Principal Medical Superintendent (PMS) of the hospital. An investigation committee was established to check the issue.
As a first step, the committee acted to prevent mosquito breeding, particularly considering the risk of dengue mosquito larvae proliferation during this season. The committee conducted fogging, bleaching and insecticide treatments in the ho