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Bengal CM Reviews Hospital Preparedness Amid Durga Puja Festivities
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News18•20-10-2026, 21:45
Bengal CM Reviews Hospital Preparedness Amid Durga Puja Festivities
- •West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited the health department control room on Tuesday evening to review the situation at state-run hospitals.
- •The Chief Minister was accompanied by Health Minister Sharadwat Mukherjee and Health Secretary N S Nigam to assess medical preparedness during Durga Puja.
- •The state government cancelled all leaves for doctors, nurses, health workers, and administrative staff following a stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal.
- •The stampede tragic incident resulted in the death of 19 people.
- •Adhikari met relatives of five deceased victims and handed over an ex gratia of Rs 25 lakh to each grieving family.
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Following the deadly stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal, the West Bengal government cancelled all leaves for doctors, nurses, health workers, and other administrative staff across state-run hospitals and departments.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met with the relatives of five of the deceased victims and handed over an ex gratia payment of Rs 25 lakh to each of the grieving families.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari was accompanied by Health Minister Sharadwat Mukherjee and Health Secretary N S Nigam when he visited the health department control room.
