Although vaccines are given free at government health units, beneficiaries are still hesitant. The Covid-19 Task Force for the district has expressed concern over the phenomenon. On last Tuesday, the Task Force stressed the need for extensive drive.
A portion of the farmers, Jagannath Chatterjee, deputy director of agriculture in Burdwan East, said: “Some couldn’t avail crop insurance for not having proper documents of their farmlands and some faced problems with the dearth of validation of their share croplands here. Still, with the present consequences, we insist absolute crop insurance for the entire cultivators.”
A visibly embarrassed Sabhadhipati, Shampa Dhara today said: “Our engineers inspected the road today and tomorrow we have convened a meeting at Zilla Parishad to review the status and quality of work of the roads under construction across the district.”
“Next week we shall kickoff training of the first batch of 25 female members from the Self Help Groups (SHG) for the purpose. Four trainers from Mumbai are scheduled to arrive here for the purpose,” said Mouli Sanyal, Project Officer, SSM in Burdwan (East).
Dalim Konda – another tutor from Mondalgram village in Memari was arrested by the police early this morning on charges of causing sexual assault on a minor girl.
Hundreds of locals made a beeline from the neighbouring Amarun, Arra, Ambona villages today to a mango garden at Mahata village within Bhatar Police Station limits after the tunnel was exposed when labourers were excavating earth.
According to a survey report prepared by the district administration, there were at least 391 children below 5 years who were suffering from malnutrition till July 2018 in the 23 blocks of Burdwan East district.
The Misti Hub is located within 30 feet from the existing NH-2. At a meeting on 19 July, the matter was conveyed to the Misti Hub vendors.
