State Congress has alleged that the villagers are migrating from many villages of the Mandla district due to the fear of dengue fever.
leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh in a statement here on Friday said, “Village Bakori in Mandla district is in the grip of Dengue fever for last 15 days. As many as 15 persons have died till now due to the dreaded disease and over 250 are suffering from it.”
Singh alleged that due to lack of health services and failure to make arrangements to stop the disease from spreading, the disease is spreading in neighboring villages causing panic among the villagers. Bakori village is just 15-16 kilometers away from the district headquarters, but still the administration did not take any action to prevent the disease from spreading and providing health services to the affected, he added.
He said that the negligence of the administration come under criminal negligence and demanded action against the erring officials. Over half of the houses of village Bakori are locked and the villagers have left out of fear of dengue, he added. He has requested Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to intervene personally in the matter and issue instructions to the health officials concerned to take preventive methods against the dreaded disease. A special team of doctors should be sent to the affected village and a camp should be held there. Those affected should be provided complete medical care, he added.
The leader of opposition also demanded action against all those whose negligence claimed 15 lives and resulted in migration of villagers.