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nts;sg;ngUf;ifAk; Njhw;Wtpf;fpd;wJ. NkYk; ,t;thW tha;f;fhy;fspy; NrUk;
jpzkf;fopTfs; midj;Jk; ,Wjpapy; Ma;Tg;gpuNjr kfhtyp ejpapid
nrd;wilfpd;wJ.

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 3. nghy;nfhy;iy mizf;fl;L eilKiwg;gLj;jypy; rpukk;

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uhtz;Xah> nklhvyh Nghd;wtw;why; nfhz;LtUk; jpz;kf;fopTfs; mjpfkhfTk;
Mw;wq;fiuNahuq;fis #o;e;J ,Uf;Fk; tPLfs;> filfs;> epWtdq;fs; vd;gd
,yFtpw;fhf ejpapy; nghUj;jkw;wKiwapy;; ntspapLtjhFk.; NkYk; nghy;nfhy;iy
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nghOJNghf;F gFjpahf
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fl;by; milg;Gfs; Vw;gl;L mjid
eilKiwg;gLj;j (open) rpf;fy;fis
Vw;gLfpd;wJ.

4. nghy;nfhy;y ePu;jpirj;jpUg;Gk; gFjpapy; rpf;fy;fs;

,t; Ruq;fg;ghijapd; topahf kfhtyp ejp cf;Ftiyf;F jpirj;jpUg;gg;gLfpd;wJ.

,jd; NghJ mjpfkhd jpz;kf;fopTfs; ejpapy; fhzg;gLtjdhy; ,it Ruq;fg;gij
topia milf;fpd;wJ. Tunnel intake topapy; jpz;kf;fopTfis jLf;f gate
itf;fg;gl;Ls;sJ. vt;thwhapDk; mjpf kioapd; NghJ jpz;kf;fopTfs; gate
topahf cs;Eise;J rpy milg;Gfis Vw;gLj;JfpwJ. Polgolla water intake gFjpapy;
NrUk; jpz;kf;fopTfs; gw;wpa tpguk; fPOs;s ml;ltidapy; fhl;lg;gl;Ls;sJ. ,it
xU khj fhyj;jpy; jpz;kf;fopTfs; NrUk; trackter fspd; tpgukhFk;. mjhtJ
ruhrupahf xU eisf;F vj;jid tz;b msT Fg;ig NrUfpd;wJ vd;gijf;Fwpf;Fk;.

monthly collected solid waste

160
140
No of trackter

120
100
80
60
40
20
0

months

2020 2021 2022

%yk; : Polgolla water intake

  1 day - 3 trackter
 1 trackter = 75kg solid waste (maximum)
 3 trckter 3 x 75 = 225kg
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2022 fhyg;gFjpapy; mjpfkhf jpz;kf;fopTfs; ejpapy; fhzg;gLfpd;wd. ngUk;ghYk;
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ejpapy; NrUtjid Fwpg;gplyhk;.

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jpz;kf;foptfw;wyhy; Vw;gLtjhf tpdhf;nfhj;J kw;Wk; fye;Jiuahly; Ma;tpd;
Kbtpy; njuptpf;fg;gl;lJ. Ma;Tg;gpuNjr kfhtyp ejpapy; jpz;kf;fopTfs; xt;nthU
,lq;fspy; Njq;fpa epiyapy; fhzg;gLtjhy; mq;F Esk;G ngUf;fk; mjpfkhf
cs;sJ. ,tw;wpy; nlq;F Nehapd; njhw;W rkPg fhykhf mjpfupj;Jf;nfhz;Nl
nry;fpd;wJ. ,j;njhw;W mjpfupj;Jr;nry;y jpz;kf;fopTfs; xU ,lj;jpy; Njq;fp
fhzg;gLtJk; fhuzkhFk;.

Notified Dengue Cases

1000
NO OF DENGUE PATIENTS

800 794

600 569
400 422

200
154
58
0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
-200
YEAR

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nfhl;lg;gLtjdhy; ,g; gpur;rpidahdJ NkYk; rpf;fyilfpd;wJ. vy;yh ,lq;fspYk;
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ghJfhg;G kw;Wk; juk;> kdpj MNuhf;fpak;> Rw;Wyh kw;Wk; fhyepiy khw;wj;jpw;F
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nrYj;Jfpd;wd.

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jpl;lq;fis mKy;gLj;jy;
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eltbf;iffis milahsk; fhzy;
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jLf;fg;gLfpd;wd.
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mikj;J NrUk; jpz;kf;fopTfis
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epiyaj;ij mikj;jy;.
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jpz;kf;fopTfspd; mstpid Fiwg;gNjhL NrUk; fopTfisAk; mfw;Wtjw;fhd
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