Steps taken to prevent outbreak of epidemic in rain-hit areas

Steps have been taken to prevent possible outbreak of any epidemic in rain-hit areas in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu Health minister C Vijayabhaskar said today.

Health department officials are monitoring the situation in rain-affected areas of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tuticorin, Vijayabhaskar told reporters here.

Rescue and relief works are being undertaken on a war-footing in these areas, he added.