Polio immunisation drive held across three districts

Pulse Polio Immunisation thrust was held crossed Nandyal, Kurnool, and Anantapur districts connected Sunday (December 21, 2025).

Minister for Roads and Buildings B.C. Janardhan Reddy administered polio drops to children astatine the campy held astatine Priyadarshini schoolhouse astatine Banaganapalle mandal successful Nandyal district. He said that each kid beneath the property of 5 years should beryllium administered the drops and called upon the radical to marque the immunisation thrust a success. “Two polio drops volition unafraid the aboriginal of a child,” helium said, adding that the authorities has made polio drops disposable astatine each authorities hospitals and offices.

In Nandyal town, Collector Rajakumari Ganiya inaugurated the polio drops immunisation campy astatine the municipal schoolhouse successful Nunepalle and administered polio drops to the children. She said that they person acceptable a people of administering drops to 2.35 lakh children successful the territory this twelvemonth and the drops was administered astatine autobus stations, railway stations, and markets for the convenience of travelling women. She said that aesculapian teams volition marque door-to-door visits from Monday (December 22).

Ms. Rajakumari said that the authorities is providing nutritious nutrient to children done anganwadi centres. She urged parents to nonstop children beneath 5 years of property to anganwadi centres and those aged six to authorities schools.

In Anantapur, MP Ambica Lakshminarayana and Collector O. Anand took portion successful the campy astatine the section municipal school. Mr. Lakshminarayana said that those who could not administer the drops to their children, tin get the drops administered to them connected Monday and Tuesday (December 23).

Mr. Anand said that 2,84,774 children betwixt the property radical of 0-5 are determination successful the territory and the polio immunisation thrust was being held successful 1,785 polling booths successful the territory on with 51 PHCs and different aesculapian facilities successful municipality and agrarian areas. A full of 5,247 unit are participating successful the enactment and for those successful transit, they person formed 58 teams astatine autobus stations and railway stations and besides 68 mobile teams.

In Kurnool, Collector Dr. A. Siri participated successful the immunisation thrust astatine the municipal corp precocious schoolhouse successful A Camp and administered drops to the children.