Free supply of Anti Venom injections at police stations in East Godavari agency

As a part of the friendly policing policy, the additional SP Operations wing on 8th November arranged free supply of anti venom injections at four police stations in the agency including Rampachodavaram, Donkarai, Y Ramavaram and Maredumilli.

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The OSD has taken the initiative under the instructions from SP Adnan Nayeem Asmi, in the light of several tribals dying due to snake bite. Ten vials of injections at each of this police were kept ready for free supply to save the lives of the people due to snake bite, as a part of the community policing. These injections can be taken freely with the assistance of any authorized medical practitioner for administering, police sources said.

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