EC to deploy ASHA workers in polling booths across Odisha to tackle heatstroke cases

Bhubaneswar: The Election Fee has determined to have interaction ASHA staff in each sales space in Odisha to sort out those that might undergo heatstroke resulting from scorching climate circumstances on polling days, an official stated on Tuesday.

Voting within the state might be held in 4 phases between Might 13 and June 1.

As heatwave circumstances prevail and thunderstorms happen within the state in the course of the interval, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha Nikunja Bihari Dhal held a gathering with senior officers of departments involved on Tuesday for easy administration of the polling.

“Dhal has requested well being division officers to have interaction ASHA staff in every polling sales space together with medicines required to sort out heatstroke instances,” the official stated.

In addition to, each part officer may have a paramedical employees to cope with emergencies, he stated.

The CEO additionally directed officers involved to make out there an ample variety of ambulances on voting days for admitting sufferers to well being amenities, if anybody is hit by sunstroke.

The EC instructed them to make sure the provision of ample ingesting water, ORS powder, bathrooms, sheds, ready areas and seating preparations for voters in every polling sales space.

Dhal additionally emphasised on correct preparations for polling and safety personnel as they’re more likely to be uncovered to a heatwave.

The polling and presiding officers might be given coaching on the administration of sunstroke, he added.