Nawanshahr district administration will conduct the national pulse polio campaign from June 28 to 30 to administer polio drops to 56,421 children in the 0–5 years age group across the district, to safeguard them against the disease.
The announcement was made by Deputy Commissioner Gulpreet Singh Aulakh while chairing a meeting of the District Task Force on pulse polio at the District Administrative Complex on Tuesday. He directed the Health Department and all stakeholder departments to work in close coordination to ensure the successful implementation of the campaign
The Deputy Commissioner emphasised that no negligence would be tolerated in the fight against polio and stressed the importance of ensuring that every eligible child receives the life-saving vaccine. He also called for extensive public awareness efforts, urging all departments to jointly launch campaigns encouraging parents to bring their children to polio booths.
Providing details of the campaign, DC said that on June 28, polio drops will be administered at 226 booths across the district. Subsequently, on June 29 and 30, a total of 451 house-to-house teams will visit children who are unable to attend the booths on the first day. Additionally, 16 transit teams will be deployed at bus stands and railway stations, while 7 mobile teams will cover slums, brick kilns, factories and other high-risk areas.
During the meeting, Civil Surgeon Dr Gurinderjit Singh informed that 45 supervisors have been appointed to monitor the campaign. The teams will cover 138,015 households, 18 grain markets, 13 factories, 55 brick kilns and 81 high-risk locations during the drive.
He noted that although India has remained polio-free for the past 15 years, continued vigilance and strengthened immunization efforts are essential due to the ongoing presence of the poliovirus in neighbouring countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan. He urged all parents to ensure that their children under the age of five receive polio drops during the campaign.
