We will consider all the suggestions which have been given here. So far as Tents are concerned, they have distributed 63 thousand tents as per our information. One lakh 19 thousand Plastic sheets have been distributed there. Regarding temporary shelters, we will make one room available before the onset of Monsoon. An authority has been constituted under the chairmanship of Chief Minister for Disaster management in Gujarat.
All possible efforts are being make to rehabilitate the whole area.
I am confident that this will be possible with the cooperation of one and all. According to the information received from the State Health Authorities, patients with symptoms of high fever, vomiting, delirium and coma within a period of three to four days, were first reported on 5 th February, 2001. Altogether 9 persons were affected with these symptoms and 6 of them died. On receipt of this information, State Government Health officials accompanied by experts from medical colleges of Kolkata and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata visited Siliguri to investigate the incident. Between February 16 th and 21 st 62 persons suffered from low-grade fever, sore throat, respiratory distress and pulmonary oedema.