Srinagar, March 24 -- Behind the glitter of TB eradication honor lie the enormous hard work and real-time survey of 50,000 households in Kashmir.

Anantnag including Kulgam and Pulwama have been declared tuberculosis free. Srinagar and Kupwara have struck gold in the latest assessment. Budgam had becomethe first TB-free district in the country in 2021. Baramulla got bronze in the latest assessment. Overall Jammu and Kashmir has got bronze in the rankings.

"We conducted asurvey in five TB districts (TB districts are different from revenue districts). Around 10,000 households were surveyed in each TB district. Overall we surveyed 50,000 households in five TB districts and we did not find any single case," Dr. Adhfar Yaseen, TB officer, Kas...