Mamata Banerjee shuts West Bengal-Jharkhand border for 3 days amid flood crisis
thousands of heavy vehicles stuck
Ranchi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered the closure of the interstate border for three days on Thursday evening. Mamata had criticized the Jharkhand government on Friday, claiming that the state's flood-like situation had increased because the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) was releasing water from its dam to save Jharkhand. On Thursday evening, the West Bengal government sealed the Dibrugarh check post, causing heavy vehicles from Barakar Bridge to Maithon at NH-19 from Jharkhand.
Mamta has expressed her intention to cut all connections with the DVC, blaming it for the "man-made" floods in Bengal.Additionally, she charged that the Jharkhand government neglected to do dredging at the DVC dams, allowing water to leak out and causing flooding in a number of West Bengal districts.
While expressing outrage at this step taken by the Bengal administration, Jharkhand officials remain silent on the matter. According to government sources, senior authorities have been told about this, but the issue has not yet been handled.
On August 4, the West Bengal Chief Minister posted on X, “Just now, I spoke to the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren ji, and discussed with him the evolving flood situation. I discussed with him the case of sudden and huge release of water from Tenughat, which has already started flooding Bengal. I told him that Jharkhand waters have been flooding Bengal, and this is man-made! I requested him to please take care of this.”
Mamta stated that she has been closely monitoring the situation and has instructed all district magistrates in both South and North Bengal to remain vigilant and manage the calamity over the next three to four days. She emphasized the importance of taking all necessary precautions to prevent any incidents. Meanwhile, Jharkhand officials reported that they had received no prior notice regarding the West Bengal government's border closures.
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Four doctors in Kerala booked for birth of newborn with genetic disorders
Alappuzha, (Kerala) (PTI): Four doctors in Kerala have been booked for allegedly failing to detect genetic disorders in a newborn while it was still in the mother's womb, the police said on Thursday.
The accused include two female doctors attached to the Kadappuram Government Women and Child Hospital in Alappuzha, along with two doctors from private diagnostic labs, according to the Alappuzha South police.
The police registered an FIR on Tuesday based on a complaint lodged by Anish and Surumi, a couple from Alappuzha.
They alleged that the doctors failed to detect or disclose the genetic abnormalities during prenatal scans, instead assuring them that the reports were normal.
The couple also claimed that they were shown the baby only four days after delivery, according to the complaint.
The FIR stated that Surumi, 35, was undergoing treatment for her third pregnancy at Kadappuram Women and Child Hospital.
On October 30, Surumi was admitted for delivery. However, she was referred to Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) in Vandanam, Alappuzha, citing the absence of fetal movement and heartbeat, the FIR said.
On November 8, the baby was delivered following surgery at MCH and was found to have severe internal and external deformities, the FIR stated.
Meanwhile, one of the accused doctors, responding to the allegations, said she had treated Surumi only during the initial months of her pregnancy.
"I provided care for three months at the beginning of her pregnancy. The reports shown to me indicated issues with the fetus's growth," she said.
The doctors associated with the diagnostic labs, however, maintained that there were no errors in the scan reports.
The police registered a case invoking Sections 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others), 125 (b) (where grievous hurt is caused, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the accused.
