WEST BENGAL: IN THE GRIP OF AVIAN FLU
ARVIND K.PANDEY
The West Bengal government is more adept in airing lies and half-truths in times of crisis than taking substantial steps to mitigate the intensity of tragedy-something so evident in Burrabazar fire tragedy .The same incompetency which one saw while handling of the fire tragedy once again re-surfaced during the handling of the avian flu . The virus in no time gripped more than 8 districts even as the government talked about the introduction of beter measures to control thr flu . Worse , the Health minister was more worried about fixing compensation amount for the poultry farm owners in the range of culling operation than ensuring that culling goes on unabated in a speedy manner . The whole exercise of controlling the flu has exposed that health-workers are ill-trained and there is lack of infrastructure to tackle the crisis of greater magnitude .Ironically , even the Centre's help turned out to be of little help in curbing its expansion .Well, it's time for the West Bengal government to think about welfare of people than entering into dirty politics time and again over insignificant issues .
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