The government has invoked sections of the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act to declare snake bite as a notifiable disease. After the declaration, it would be mandatory for all hospitals to report data to it for prevention and treatment strategies to prevent deaths.

In a significant move to tackle the public health challenge of snakebites, the Tamil Nadu government has officially declared snakebite envenomation as a notifiable disease under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939. 

In a significant move to address the growing concern over such cases, the Tamil Nadu government has declared snakebite a notifiable disease under the Public Health Act.