After the floods, Diseases in Delhi, 27 cases of Dengue have been Reported, Instructions to keep an eye on the situation

Even though there has been a decline in the water level of the Yamuna in Delhi, there is still a waterlogged situation in many areas. This is the reason that now the risk of diseases can also increase in Delhi. Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj has given a big statement regarding this. Bhardwaj said all departments of the Delhi government have been directed to constantly monitor the post-flood situation in the national capital. He said that the cases of conjunctivitis and skin allergy are mostly being reported from the relief camps set up in the wake of floods in different parts of Delhi. Amid floods and waterlogging in various parts of Delhi, 27 cases of dengue were reported here this week. A total of 163 cases have been reported so far this year.

risk of diseases

The Delhi Health Minister said that there is a possibility of increasing cases of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya and malaria after the floods, but this trend is not being seen as of now. He said that more number of cases of eye infection and skin allergy are coming from the relief camps. He told that East Delhi and Northeast Delhi have been affected the most by the floods. When asked about the slight increase in the water level of the Yamuna river in Delhi again, Bhardwaj said that it has rained in some parts of North India in the last two days and now the water of the drains is also going into the rivers, so its water level has increased. Slightly increased.

increase due to heavy rains

The water level in the Yamuna rose from 205.45 meters at 6 am to 205.50 meters at 8 am and 205.76 meters at 11:00 am, despite a continuous fall in the last two days amid forecast of light rain on Monday, while it remained above the danger level Has happened. Minister Atishi said the increase was due to heavy rains in parts of Haryana, while an official attributed it to the release of water from drains in Delhi. The Yamuna river in Delhi crossed the danger mark of 205.33 meters at 5 pm on July 10. The hourly water discharge from Hathni Kund barrage which had reached around 3,60,000 cusecs on July 11 was 53,955 cusecs at 8 pm on Sunday.