Ferozepur, Sept. 9 -- Amid the receding floodwaters, health officials have been on toes as they are conducting fogging besides holding camps to ensure there is no outbreak of water-borne diseases in the affected villages of Ferozepur.

On Monday, the discharge from Harike and Hussainiwala headworks dropped to 2.44 lakh cusecs, down from 3.30 lakh a few days ago. As many as 102 villages are still inundated.

Deputy commissioner Deepshikha Sharma said the administration has been on alert. "Under the supervision of civil surgeon Dr Rajwinder Kaur, more than 60 health teams are working round the clock in the villages where water has receded. The focus of the special campaign is on anti-larvae spray, distribution of chlorine tablets and ensuri...