Odisha demands 1.56 cr mosquito nets from Centre

The Odisha government has requested the central government to provide 1.56 crore Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN) to curb malaria cases in the state.

State Health and Family Welfare minister Niranjan Pujari on Monday wrote a



letter to Union Health Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya, in this regard.

Pujari highlighted that the Centre had provided 1.56 crore LLINs to Odisha in 2020-21, effectively preventing malaria infections among highly vulnerable populations.