Pulse polio immunisation of children below five years of age was carried out at 1,693 centres across Tiruchi district on Sunday.
Pulse polio drops were administered to an estimated 2,68,009 children — 1,73,333 in villages and the rest in urban areas. State Tourism Minister Vellamandi N. Natarajan and Minister for Backward Classes S. Valarmathi inaugurated the campaign in the presence of District Collector K. Rajamani.
Besides 1,378 centres in villages, 267 in Corporation limits, 21 in Thuraiyur Municipality, and 27 centres in Manapparai municipality, 55 centres were operated in places of public confluence including places of worship, tourism spots, bus stands and railway stations.
The leftout children will be covered under the second phase on March 11, officials said.
In Thanjavur, it has been planned to administer polio immunisation drops to 2.34 lakh children below the age of five years, Agriculture Minister R. Duraikannu said here on Sunday. He was speaking after launching this year’s first polio immunisation campaign.
District Collector A. Annadurai said 1,510 centres had been established across the district to administer polio drops. As many as 6,040 field staff, 178 supervisors and 120 medical officers were engaged in the exercise.
In Tiruvarur, Food Minister R. Kamaraj launched the polio immunisation campaign and said 1,23,627 infants in the target group would be administered polio immunisation drops through 870 centres.
In Nagapattinam district, polio drops were administered to children below five years by State Textiles Minister O.S. Manian at the Primary Health Centre in Thalainayiru.
The campaign was carried out at 1027 centres — 932 in rural parts and the rest in urban areas.
According to officials, an estimated 1,46,585 children were covered in the day-long campaign. A majority of 1,16,098 children received the vaccine in rural areas.
In Pudukottai, polio drops were administered to children below the age of five in a total number of 1,362 centres across the district on Sunday. This included primary health centres, government hospitals, bus stands and railway station.
In Perambalur, the campaign was carried out through 387 centres in the district covering an estimated 46,000 children.
