Dengue scare: Mayor meets with nursing homes
To combat the threat of dengue, Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb, along with the chief medical officer of Health (CMOH) held a meeting on Thursday with the administrators of private nursing homes.
To combat the threat of dengue, Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb, along with the chief medical officer of Health (CMOH) held a meeting on Thursday with the administrators of private nursing homes.
Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb met the relatives of a nine-year-old girl, who died from dengue at a private hospital in Siliguri on Sunday.
The body of Captain Brijesh Thapa, who died in a gun battle with terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir’s Doda, was finally brought to Bengdubi Army Camp this afternoon.
Transport minister Snehasish Chakraborty has informed that after Kolkata, the Yatri Sathi app will be launched in important towns of Asansol and Siliguri too.
Many people, including politicians, in the Siliguri, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Sikkim region celebrated the 210th Bhanu Jayanti with great enthusiasm.
"Citizenship has been defined as the right to have rights. Citizenship in the country is based on the non-negotiable principles of equality and non-discrimination. It is unfortunate that after 75 years of India's independence people are living in fear, apprehending losing of citizenship with the CAA, NRC and the National Population Register,"
According to the chairperson of the board of administrators (BoA) at the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), Gautam Deb, they had detailed discussions on the Rs 470-crore mega drinking water project for Siliguri in Kolkata.
"Siliguri has immense importance for its strategic location. Constant monitoring and extensive surveillance are required...The drone will mostly be used for monitoring during the festivals, management of huge gatherings and crowd management. The device will be used to monitor whether Covid rules are violated..."
While many people in the region are thinking that they are getting ahead of the coronavirus outbreak and could relax, the news of the detection of 97 cases of Delta variant in Sikkim on 18 July and 14 Delta strains and three UK variant cases in north Bengal on 27 July has created panic among many residents here.
Steps are being taken under the supervision of the deputy chief medical officer of health-II, Darjeeling, Dr Tulsi Pramanik, it is learnt.
