The
flood situation in both West and East Midnapore districts of West Bengal has eased considerably with the major rivers flowing below the danger mark, but the outbreak of diarrhoea in some of the worst-hit areas has become a cause of concern.
Medical teams have already been rushed to attend to the diarrhoea patients -- 2,995 in West Midnapore and 252 in East Midnapore -- and necessary steps are being taken to prevent any further spread of the disease.
The state's irrigation minister, Subhas Naskar, told media-persons in Kolkata on Tuesday after briefing Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee regarding the latest flood situation that normalcy was fast returning to both the districts, though vast areas