Kathmandu, Feb. 27: under the second phase special polio drops administration campaign,  a total of 2.5 million children under five years of age are being administered the drops in 33 districts today.

In keeping with the call of the united nations to eradicate polio from the world, Nepal launched the special campaign with a view to eradicating polio by the year 2000 under which children were administered polio drops on jan 23 and will be administered again tomorrow and on march 26.

Under the campaign, children of all the VDCs of 20 districts bordering India and those of the remaining districts including Kathmandu valley will be given the drops tomorrow.

Some 16,000 health personnel and 80,000 volunteers have been mobilized for the purpose.