The Intensive Pulse Polio Immunisation drive in Mayiladuthurai district will be held on June 28 when children below the age of five will be administered polio drops. The camps are to be held at 582 centres, including government hospitals, all primary health centres, sub health centres, noon meal centres, schools, bus terminals, and railway stations. A total of 66,636 children aged below five are to be administered polio drops on that day.A total of 2,332 volunteers and staff, including those from the health, revenue and education departments, besides those from the self-help groups and service organisations will be involved in the exercise throughout the district. The camps will function from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Arrangements have been made for the formation of mobile teams to ensure that children of migrant workers and children of those staying in temporary shelters along roadsides, bus stands, and railway stations are not left out. The main objective of the drive is that no child below the age of five in the district is left out. In a press release here, the Mayiladuthurai Collector H.S. Srikanth appealed to the general public to bring their children to the camps.In Nagapattinam district, polio drops will be administered from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at primary health centres, sub-health centres, government hospitals, government medical college hospitals, anganwadi centres, places of worship, tourist destinations, bus stands, and railway stations.Door-to-door visitFollowing the campaign, field workers will undertake door-to-door visits for three consecutive days from June 29 in Nagapattinam district to administer polio drops to children who were missed during the drive.A total of 50,114 children are expected to be covered under the programme, including 39,379 children in rural areas and 10,731 children in urban areas, a press note said. Published - June 25, 2026 06:39 pm IST