Take stock of encephalitis situation in West Bengal: SS Ahluwalia to government

NEW DELHI: The issue of people dying in West Bengal due to encephalitis echoed in the Lok Sabha today with some members alleging the state government was not doing much to control the situation.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, BJP member from Darjeeling SS Ahluwalia said the state government was not doing anything even as many people were dying.

The government should set up a high-powered committee to look into the matter and also send a special medical team to the state, he said.

Congress member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said many people have died and many more are infected. There is not enough medical facilities to deal with the situation, the member said.

Urging the Union Health Ministry to take stock of the situation in West Bengal, he said the state government was "apathetic" on the matter.

Trinamool Congress member Sultan Ahmed said the state government has taken up the encephalitis matter seriously.

Jagdambika Pal (BJP) drew the attention of the government to the growing problem of the disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh.