Statesman News Service
MALDA, 18 MARCH: At least seven people including women and children, belonging to Musahar community, died owing to multiple diseases at Borui gram panchayat area in Harishchandrapur block –I in the past two weeks.
Several people out of 75 poor tribal families, most of them daily wage earners, live at Musaharpara near Kushida in this block. They have been suffering from various diseases including Kala-ajar since many days.
According to the district health authorities, three persons belonging to this community died in last two days.
“Though two of them (out of three) were under the treatment of kala-ajar but they died owing to other cause of diseases”, said Dr Srikanta Roy, the chief medical officer of health in Malda.
“A thirteen year old patient died owing to blockage of intestine. Two others died due to problem of multiple diseases including renal failure”, Dr Roy informed.
“No one has died of kala-ajar”, he claimed.
It may be noted that the local health official Dr Tanmay Bhadra prepared a list of 49 persons of Musaharpara who have been suffering from kala-ajar. A few of them were under treatment and many of them discontinued treatment of kala-ajar.
Interestingly, the local gram unnayan parishad secretary, Mr Sanatan Sinha, has prepared a list of persons who died recently there.
According to him, they are Nirola Musahar (45), Domnia Musahar (48) Najima Musahar (30), Bangali Musahar (48) Gouri Musahar (14) Sajia Musahar (55) and Kayla Musahar (38).
One year old Amit and 70 year old Rebi Musahar and other aged persons are in critical condition suffering from multiples diseases including kala-ajar at their houses.
The local panchayat officials have decided to hand over the list of deceased to the medical team during their visit.
District health officials denied the death report of seven persons prepared by the panchayat officials.
The local zilla parishad member Mr Abdus Salam had informed the matter to the Malda zilla parishad for sending a medical team to check death of people in this community.
“They were being neglected and health department did not take care of them seriously”, Mr Salam said.
Though the medical team led by the assistant CMOH Dr Swapan Biswas rushed to the area today but faced villagers’ ire this afternoon.
The local people demanded more medical teams for them.
Mr Tuku Musahar, former gram panchayat member, expressed unhappiness over the health workers’ role and held responsible them not to report the matter to their concerned officials on time.
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