Assam: Two men succumb to diarrhoea in Mokalbari tea estate

Dibrugarh:  Dibrugarh joint director of health services Dr. Rajib Kumar Barua on Wednesday said that they have started an awareness programme after the outbreak of the diarrhoea in Mokalbari tea estate in Dibrugarh.

Barua said, “So far two people died due to diarrhoea in the Mokalbari Kanoi tea estate and four others undergoing treatment at Assam Medical College and Hospital. We have started an awareness programme and opened a control room in the joint director's office.”

“We don’t know how diarrhoea has spread in the area. We have started our investigation and after that,” Barua said.

He said after the outbreak our teams have already spread DDT power in the entire area.

Two individuals on Tuesday died following a diarrhoea outbreak at the Mokalbari Kanoi tea estate in Dibrugarh.

Four others are suffering from diarrhoea and are undergoing treatment at AMCH.

The deceased have been identified as Makhoni Bawri (25) and Rahul Bawri (23), while the four others who are undergoing treatment at the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) are Monisha Bawri (12), Dipak Bawri (48), Nibash Bawri (18) and Kundan Majhi (45).

According to reports, the diarrhoea outbreak began on Tuesday, with the first cases being reported among the tea estate workers.

Many more individuals fell ill and were rushed to the hospital.

A team from the ICMR-RMRC (Regional Medical Research Centre), Dibrugarh has arrived at the tea estate to ascertain the reason behind the outbreak.