Speaking to The Indian Express, Prasad said that during his tenure he tried to strengthen all 18 ZP departments by implementing a model of “gap filling”.
An Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) alert was sounded after the rural hospital in Alandi reported an unusual high number of patients with the infection.
A delayed start to the monsoon meant that 67 villages had to rely on water tankers, of which 50 are those like Wafgaon where water conservation work was undertaken as part of the Jal Yukta Shivar Abhiyan.