Over 1.35 lakh children covered in Pulse Polio immunisation drive in Tiruchi

The campaign also covered children in places of worship, bus stands, airport and railway stations, besides locations of tourism importance

The pulse polio immunisation campaign in Tiruchi district was carried out in Tiruchi district on Sunday to cover a little over 1.35 lakh children below the age of five years.

The special immunisation drive was carried out through 1,569 centres based on the list of children in this age group maintained in the primary health centres in rural and urban parts, Collector S. Sivarasu said.

The campaign also covered children in places of worship, bus stands, Tiruchi airport and railway stations, besides locations of tourism importance like Mukkombu, the Collector said.

Pulse polio immunisation campaign on Sunday covered 2.20 lakh children below five years in Thanjavur district.

Collector Dinesh Ponraj Oliver initiated the campaign. The children were administered the oral drops through 128 urban centres and 1,382 rural centres. A total of 6,040 workers were deployed under the monitoring of 178 supervisors.

In Tiruvarur district, MLA Poondi K. Kalaivanan inaugurated the campaign at the Old Bus Stand in the presence of District Revenue Officer P. Chidambaram.