Calcutta HC calls for a report on Dengue from West Bengal Government
While the Calcutta High Court has asked for a report on Dengue from the State Government, West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi has shot a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing concern over the deaths caused by different vector diseases in the State.
A Raj Bhawan statement on Friday stated that the Governor had come to know about incidents of Dengue, Malaria, Chikunguniya and Scrub Typhus in the State from news reports and other sources.
"I have written to the Chief Minister stating that the Government should take all necessary measures for to combat these diseases affecting many" stated Governor Tripathi talking to media persons.
The opposition parties including the Congress, BJP and the Left Front have launched separate agitations against what they claim to be an attempt by the State Government to hush up the facts and figures relating to the dengue affected and deaths.
The
High
Court
on
Friday
called
for
reports
from
the
State
Government
regarding
Dengue,
in
the
form
of
an
affidavit,
to
be
submitted
within
November
10.
There
are
multiple
PILs
in
the
Calcutta
High
Court
on
dengue
affected
and
deaths.
All
the
PILs
have
prayed
for
actual
figures
of
dengue
deaths
and
also
demanded
compensation
for
the
next
of
kin
of
the
deceased
and
affected.
Recently
Chief
Minister
Mamata
Banerjee
had
claimed
that
there
has
been
13
dengue
deaths
reported
from
the
Government
hospitals
in
West
Bengal.
"We
have
received
reports
of
27
deaths
from
private
nursing
homes,
However
these
deaths
have
been
attributed
to
malaria,
dengue,
swine
flu
and
other
vector
borne
diseases.
We
are
verifying
these
reports"
she
had
stated.
The CM had further stated that there is no need to panic as the death figures are the lowest in the West Bengal compared to other states.
"A
report
uploaded
15
days
ago
states
that
in
Gujarat
435
people
have
died
owing
to
vector
borne
diseases;
Maharashtra
695;
Rajasthan
230;
UP
165;
MP
141;
Kerala
111;
Assam
87
and
Orissa
83"
Banerjee
had
claimed.
She
had
blamed
dengue
on
the
freak
weather
(untimely
rainfall)
and
conspiracy
by
some
private
nursing
homes
and
business
houses
by
spreading
panic.
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