In Telangana, the Director of Public Health has issued an advisory urging citizens to take precautions against seasonal illnesses, following the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad forecast of a week of light to moderate rainfall and heavy rains for isolated locations across the state. The director in a release noted that the prevailing weather pattern could lead to lower temperatures, higher humidity, and an increase in vector-, water-, and air-borne diseases like malaria, dengue, chikungunya, jaundice, typhoid, and viral fevers. Citizens have been advised to take all precautions to avoid mosquito breeding and prevent mosquito-borne diseases.

 

 

Director of Public Health, Dr. B. Ravindra Nayak, also informed that the government has made special arrangements, including the provision of beds, IV fluids, essential medicines, and ORS sachets at all public health facilities. ANMs, ASHA, and Anganwadi workers have been instructed to keep emergency supplies ready.