Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister said here today Pulse Polio drops would be administered to the children in the age group of 0-5 years on 24th February, 2013 in the State. As many as 5669 booths had been set up for this purpose.Chief Minister said that it would be mainly booth based activities on first day and House-to House activity on the subsequent days till all the left out children were administered polio drops. He said that a target had been fixed to administer polio drops to 680679 children and 22627 personnel had been deployed to make this drive successful.Shri Virbhadra Singh said that keeping in view inclement weather, this drive would be carried later on in Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur and Dodra Kwar area of Shimla district and Pangi area of Chamba district.
Chief Minister said that no case of polio had been reported since last three years in the State still there was need to create mass awareness. He said that polio eradication campaign was social mobilization which could only be achieved by cooperation and wholehearted support of all government and Non Government Organizations and full community participation. He further added that the children of Gaddi and Gujjar tribes would be administered polio drops at the Forest Check Posts whenever they cross over these Check Posts. Special arrangements have also been made at Temple premises, major tourist destinations, industrial clusters and major bus stands for administration of the polio drops, he added.