Malkangiri, Oct 12: In a case of irresponsible conduct in dealing with Japanese Encephalitis (JE), 22 nodal officers of Malkangiri district have been issued show cause notice by K Sudarshan Chakravarthy, Collector of the district on Wednesday.
As per the information, the duty of supervising the distribution of mosquito nets in the affected areas and isolation of infected pigs had been handed over to 64 nodal officers who were also directed to submit the report to the collector in this context. But it was found that 22 nodal officers did not submit the report in time before the deadline. Expressing his disapproval, the Collector issued show cause notice to the 22 officers.
It may be noted that in 34 days, 48 children have died in Malkangiri due to Japanese Encephalitis.
