Rajouri: With no new case reported in the last five days in Badhaal where seventeen people died in less than two months due to unexplained illness, 87 families comprising 364 individuals have been shifted from the village to Rajouri, officials said. These families are currently housed at Government Nursing College Government Boys Higher Secondary School and GMC & AH and are under observation, they said. Also 3,700 individuals continue to stay back in the village which has been divided into 14 clusters monitored by multi-departmental teams of 182 officials.
“Showing encouraging mitigation signs, no new illness case has been reported among the residents of the health crisis hit Village Badhal since January 24, 2025, while the District Administration Rajouri, under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Sharma, is continuing with the intensive preventive care for their well being”.
To mitigate the situation and prevent further casualties, they said, 87 families comprising 364 individuals were shifted from Badhal to Rajouri. These families are currently housed at Government Nursing College Government Boys Higher Secondary School and GMC & AH and are under observation.
“Comprehensive arrangements have been made to ensure the comfort and safety of the affected families.”
Families are being provided with meals, water, baby food, sanitary items, medicines, clothing and other daily necessities under close monitoring of the doctors and district administration, they said.
For the families’ comfortable stay, they said, the district administration has provided 240 beds, 490 blankets, and 303 mattresses, while keeping 176 beds, 300 blankets and 240 mattresses reserved.
On-site medical team, comprising three doctors and six paramedics, has been put on duty round the clock. Critical care ambulances are stationed at the venues, they said.
“Meals are prepared in kitchens under CCTV surveillance, with food samples sent for testing at NFL Ghaziabad and Patoli Food Testing Lab, Jammu.”
Anganwadi workers and Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs), they said, are deployed to take care of below six children.
“Temporary schooling arrangements are in place for school-going children.”
Craft teachers and ITI instructors are providing training to individuals in tailoring and other trades. Sewing machines have been supplied by the Social Welfare Department, they said according to GNS.
Officials from Agriculture, Horticulture and Labour Departments are educating families about government schemes such as PMEGP, Daksh Kissan, e-SHRAM, PMJJBY, and PMSBY.
“To ensure the safety of the remaining 808 households (3,700 individuals) in Badhal, the village has been divided into 14 clusters monitored by multi-departmental teams of 182 officials.”
All shops and establishments have been sealed, and ration is being provided under strict supervision, they said. “Teams are feeding 424 domestic animals and 168 poultry birds belonging to shifted families.”
Daily sampling of food and consumables is underway and 167 blood, urine and nasal swab samples have been collected for testing at GMC Rajouri, they said.
“A control room under the supervision of the Additional District Development Commissioner has been established to coordinate efforts, address public queries, and provide updates to prevent panic.”
The District Administration is addressing the situation comprehensively and ensuring the well-being of all affected families, they added. (GNS)
