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Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, on with Prathipadu MLA B. Ramanjaneyulu, connected Sunday (October 12, 2025) handed implicit cheques of ₹5 lakh each to the families of victims who succumbed to an infectious illness successful Turakapalem colony of Guntur district.
Mr. Chandra Sekhar said that the deaths caused owed to Melioidosis created a scare among the radical arsenic respective lives were mislaid successful a abbreviated span. He stated that astir 61,000 diagnostic tests were conducted aft the outbreak of the illness and specializer doctors were roped successful to incorporate the scourge. Special wards were arranged astatine the Government General Hospital successful Guntur, wherever attraction was provided to the villagers, helium added.
Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu personally monitored the concern from clip to clip and ensured that the illness did not spiral retired of control, and the authorities was prepared to assistance the bereaved families done each imaginable means, the Minister said.
Mr. Ramanjaneyulu said appalling sanitary conditions and deficiency of consciousness among radical was the apt origin and hold successful diagnosis worsened the conditions. However, the concern was brought nether power done concerted efforts, helium noted.
District Collector Thameem Ansaria, Jana Sena Party Guntur District President Gade Venkateswara Rao and DMHO Roja and Constituency perceiver Vandana were among those present.
