As many as 1,820 cases of snake bites were reported from January 2023 to April this year in the coastal Raigad district of Maharashtra, resulting in the death of five people, a district health official said, the news agency reported. PTI.
According to the district administration, cases of snake bites increase when farmers carry out pre-monsoon work in paddy fields, PTI reported.
“Five people died during treatment in hospitals,” the official said, PTI reported.
There are sufficient stocks of anti-venom medicines in public hospitals, he said, reported PTI.
A disaster management study conducted by the Raigad administration showed that the district has 520 villages that may be affected by calamities such as landslides, floods and water incursions due to high tides, an official said on Saturday, the agency reported. PTI news.
There are 239 villages prone to landslides, 136 villages that could be affected by floods and 145 villages that could face adverse effects of high tides, he said, reported PTI.
“According to the IMD, there will be 22 days of high tide this monsoon. Some of the tides will reach 4.5 metres. Also, there are 262 villages in the district lying on the banks of Aamba, Patalganaga, Gadhi, Savitri, Gandhari, Ulhas, Kal and Kundalika Balganga,” he said, PTI reported.
(With input from PTI)