Lucknow, July 29 - Out of the 136 fresh polio cases detected in the country, as many as 97 were in Uttar Pradesh this year, according to a new report.

Alarmed by the report, the state government hurriedly convened a high level meeting here last Sunday to chalk out a new polio immunization programme.

Under the plan, a fresh round of polio drops will be given to infants across the state on Aug 9.

According to S.K. Jain, head of the state polio eradication programme: 'Since the problem was more acute in parts of western Uttar Pradesh, special emphasis would be laid in Moradabad, Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Rampur and Barielly districts.