Muzaffarpur: People Protest Against Government Apathy in Handling AES
The death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) mounted to 110 in government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), said an official. With this, the number of AES casualties in Bihar rose to 130 on Sunday.
Muzaffarpur, June 23: People took out a protest march on Sunday against the government's alleged apathy in tackling Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the district. They took out the march from Bhagwanpur chowk on National Highway-28 in Muzaffarpur.
People put up the faces of all 40 Members of Parliament from Bihar in demonic forms to register their angst against the prevailing situation in the district. Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Outbreak in Bihar: 57 Children Die of AES, Says Health Minister Mangal Pandey.
The entire stretch of the highway nearby the town witnessed a traffic jam due to the protest. The death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) mounted to 110 in government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), said an official. With this, the number of AES casualties in Bihar rose to 130 on Sunday.