In the recent Pulse Polio campaign when we were camping in and around the villages of Madurai district in T.N, one of the Public Health Official had mentioned that these days Grinding Stones are causing fever. I was wondering about the logic. He continued to add that due to the technology advancement these days everybody is using motorized wet grinder. This is a common sight even in villages. We can't see these manual wet grinder (Stone Grinders) anymore as everyone is switching to motorized version for the convenience.
Motorized Wet Grinders replaced the manual one. In most homes these unused manual grinder stones are simply kept in the backyard and usually no one cares. The pit in the unused grinder is always filled with water especially rain water which acts as the breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Hope you are getting the point!
As many of us know that mosquito is the reason for the outbreak of communicable diseases such as Chikungunya , Dengue and Malaria. The official also suggested a practical solution in case of these unused grinders. Simply keep the grinder stone down wards in case it is not in the usage so that water stagnation in the pit is not possible. Still better option would be to dispose the grinder itself . It is the responsibility of the public to keep their surroundings clean as well as not to allow the stagnation of water anywhere / waste container such as used tyres, coconut shells etc and helps the Government in controlling communicable diseases.
In the interest of the public health and our community everyone should share this valuable information/message one and all when you visit village folks (city folk’s excuse if you have a modern grinder at your home!)
Mr.veerasamy done a good job Atis female mosquitos which cause denque and chikkunqunia bite the people during day time only.
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