Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 21 -- 2,22,084 children below five to be covered; 1,600 booths, 4,000 health staff deployed

A three-day Pulse Polio drive began across the district this morning as part of a nationwide initiative under the National Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme. The drive will conclude on Dec. 23.

The District Administration, in association with the Zilla Panchayat and the District Health & Family Welfare Department, formally launched the campaign at Lakshmidevamma Shankara Shetty Maternity Hospital in V.V. Puram.

Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda administered polio drops to a child, marking the inauguration, in the presence of Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, ZP CEO S. Ukesh Kumar, District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. P.C. K...