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Rush medical teams to Agency areas: Lok Satta

The Lok Satta Party today expressed concern over the spread of diseases like malaria, typhoid and diarrhea and the death of a large number of people in the Agency areas of the State and wanted the Government to rush medical teams along with requisite drugs to the affected areas.

Talking to the media, party spokespersons Mr. Katari Srinivasa Rao, Mrs. Y. Ramadevi said that the poor Scheduled Tribes living far away from civilization in hilly forested regions did not appear to figure on the Government’s radar. Quoting media reports, they said that infectious diseases had taken a toll of 62 people in the Agency areas of Adilabad district and 25 in Visakhapatnam district in the last couple of months.

The spokespersons pointed out that Government medical facilities in Agency areas are limited and even when they are available they go without medical professionals and drugs. Absence of safe drinking water is merely aggravating the problems of tribal people.

The Government, they said, had rightly swung into action to tackle the swine flu which is spreading fast. “But its silence on the plight of tribal people defies an explanation.”

The Lok Satta Party leaders said the August 17 rains in Hyderabad once again exposed the failure of the Government and the municipal corporation in preventing flooding and exposing citizens to loss of limb and life and property.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 16:34

Lok Satta Reorganizing District Committees

The top leadership of the Lok Satta Party will be focusing its attention on reorganizing district party committees on August 18 and 19.

The discussions will be based on reports being submitted by six teams that had gone round districts and held talks with district committees and candidates who contested the 2009 general elections.

The State Working Committee of the party, meeting on August 20, will announce the new committees.

Talking to the media, party spokespersons V. Laxman Balaji and Mrs. K. Gita Murthy said the reorganization was meant to strengthen the party.

The State Working Committee will discuss and finalize an action plan to build the party in every municipality so that it could emerge as an alternative to traditional parties.

The spokespersons welcomed the State Government move to constitute village courts. They wanted the Government to constitute atleast one local court for every 50,000 people in rural areas and 100,000 in urban areas, instead of one for every two mandals as proposed.

Monday, August 17, 2009 - 18:25

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