Jammu, Feb. 8 -- Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo chaired a meeting to review the efforts made to safeguard the lives of people from Rajouri's Badhaal village here on Thursday, said an official spokesperson.

All the concerned from health and police departments along with the representatives of nationally reputed institutions were present.

The "mysterious illness" has claimed the life of 16 people, including 13 children, since December 7 last year. A woman from the same village had died of pregnancy related complications taking the toll to 17. However, for the past over 12 days, no new case of the unexplained disease has been reported.

The meeting, besides principal secretary, home and secretary, health and medical education, was attended by...