Health minister Mangal Pandey said on Monday that all preparations had been made to tackledenguein the state and 1.32 lakh medicated mosquito nets allotted to different districts.

All government Health facilities have been put on alert and district hospitals directed to create five-bed wards to treat dengue patients. Besides, nine nodal centres have been set up where the facility of Elisa test, which detects recent or past dengue infections, is available. These include thePatnaMedical College and Hospital (PMCH), Medical College and Hospital, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences.