Health ministers and health secretaries of nine states including Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat participated in the meeting.
They were directed to set up village surveillance committees as soon as possible to keep a tab on sanitation and cleanliness in villages.
We discussed the financial part, current status, required infrastructure. We have allocated Rs.200 million to these states and will provide more to a few southern states where the situation is bad, he said after the meeting.
Chikungunya is caused by a virus spread by the bite of Ades Egyptis mosquito that breeds in stagnant water.
Source-IANS
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