At least 23 persons, the youngest are twelve -year -old, have diarrhea symptoms in the new Rajarajesware Peta in Vijayawada, and 18 of them are treated in the Government General Hospital.
Most of them complained about diarrhea between Tuesday evening until Wednesday morning. The last case was reported around 10 hours on Wednesday, said the district collector NTR G. Lakshmisha. While the leaders of CPI (m) said that a middle -aged woman with signs of diarrhea died, the collector said the woman was on a long medicine for other diseases and had no connection with the recent diarrhea episode.
In an interview with Hindu, Mr. Lakshmisha said there were 23 confirmed cases. “Two of them were released and the others are stable and medication. There is no need to panic,” the collector said, adding that there was no special formula among the affected persons.
The collector said that while one in the family was influenced, the others were healthy. Currently, as a preventive measure, the water supply water supply has been stopped in the affected area. People were supplied with reservoir water.
The collector said two ambulances were placed near the affected area and a medical camp was established. Anm and Asha were ordered to explore the house in the house to identify people with signs of diarrhea and the medical team was ready to help people. The awareness campaigns were started by the administration and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) among people on the hand label.
Asked about the reasons Mr. Lakshmisha said he was also soon to comment. Administration has found that chlorine is at safe levels, and water samples from the area were sent to the laboratories to test bacterial loads, the collector added.
The main physician of Health, VMC, K. Arjuna Rao said that three samples were sent to the Institute of Preventive Medicine, Hyderabad to test biological contamination. The news, he said, expected within a week. Meanwhile, he stated that all population screening and those who have symptoms that refer to the Government General Hospital are being performed.
Minister of Health, Medical Education and Care for Family Satya Kumar Yadav also asked for diarrhea cases in the city and commanded the collector to continuously monitor the health of the affected persons.
It should be noted that a similar episode of diarrhea was reported in the city last year in May. Cross was reported by cross contamination of the pipeline.
Published – September 2025 12:29 PM
