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18 January, 1999

Over 1 lakh kids given polio drops

Chandigarh Tribune
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 - Over one lakh children below five were administered polio drops in the second phase of the pulse-polio immunisation campaign in the city today.
According to Dr Y.P. Singla, District Family Welfare Officer-cum-Nodal Officer of the Pulse Polio Immunisation Campaign, 265 stationary and 50 mobile booths covered the city, including various labour colonies. ...
... While 1,750 children were given polio drops at a camp organised by the State Bank of Patiala, Kajheri, the Citizens Awareness Group manned 16 centres and immunised 5,988 children. The local MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, was among the prominent persons who administrated polio drops to children.