Fulohar floods again

MALDA, Aug 20: Overflowing water from the Fulohar river has freshly inundated large parts of two gram panchayats in Ratua- I block in Malda district marooning thousands. Inadequate boat service in the area has compounded the people's problem. The Malda district magistrate Mr CR Das has instructed the Chanchal SDO and chief medical officer of health to press boat services to continue health services for the flood victims. The DM has also allotted 100 quintal of rice for the flood affected areas like Manikchak, Ratua and Harishchandrapur. Sufficient tarpaulin sheets have been allotted for the flood victims. The administration has asked the block authorities to distribute tarpaulin sheets to the genuine flood victims. People who have made temporary arrangements in safer areas will be getting one tarpaulin sheet per family. According to the district administration, a newly constructed public health centre (PHE) I at Bilaimari has been waterlogged. Health officials have set up a camp at the locality and a second at Baliamari Bazaar. Flood waters have affected another health sub centre at Mahanandatola The block medical officer of health visited the areas today and took stock of the situation and found out ways about how best to continue health services in the inundated areas. It may be noted that the river Fulohar is still flowing above the ‘extreme danger level’ (EDL - 28.35 metre) at Teljana. The Ganga on the other hand is flowing at 25.44 metre, 15 cm above the ‘extreme danger level’ (EDL 25.29 metre) from last evening. n SNS