Sop for north Bengal, nod to roads linking Nepal, Bangla

“Bengal is the gateway to North East, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh. And we should remain connected,” said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while speaking at a government programme.

It has also been learnt that the CM has taken a stock of the situation about the government officials’ preparations towards battling the Japanese Encephalitis in North Bengal. Banerjee has directed all the government hospitals to remain alert round-the-clock and to treat all infected persons properly. She further inquired about the status of the piggeries in the area as the vector-borne disease (JE) is usually transmitted from pigs to humans.

The death toll on Thursday reached 109 after one person reportedly died at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Dr B Satpathy, director. health services, told media persons. He although asserted that the situation has started to come under control. Earlier, 37 persons were admitted to the hospital, detected with Encephalitis syndrome.