Statesman News Service
MALDA, Aug 14: The Malda district administration today sought a detailed report from the block development officer about the inundation of a large area including a rural hospital in Gazole. Many people including the staffs and patients suffered in the health centre when it was inundated from Tuesday. Angry people blocked the state highway for hours yesterday when they discovered that the construction agency engaged to execute the expansion project of the state highway had sealed culverts and drains. The rainwater could not drain out after the sealing of the culverts and drains. The block level officials could not sort out the problem yesterday because the construction agency officials were very reluctant. The health centre and other establishment are under water even today. Some mud houses collapsed due to the stagnant water. The additional district magistrate Mr PC Sit contacted Mr P Banerjee, executive engineer of the project implementing unit for this state highway expansion project yesterday and asked him to sort out the problem immediately. The block development officer Mrs Susmita Bhattacharya today visited the spot and verbally informed the district administrative officials that stagnant water was gradually draining out from the health centre after the mouths of blocked culverts and drains were opened. A senior district official said: "Based on the report of the block development officer the district administration would seek clarification from the PIU about the decision to close all culverts and drains there just to stop such incidents in future".
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