পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (চতুর্দশ খণ্ড).pdf/৪০৭

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375 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড The extent of the epidemic could not be judged accurately because of the lack of laboratory facilities. The bulk of the victims, he said, were women and children. Dr. Chakravarty said his department was short of vaccines, drips, saline, glucose and antibiotics. Nursing staff were also needed. Local Indians, he said were becoming agitated over the possibility of contamination by the refugees. Bodies of victims had been left on road sides leading from the border and some had been thrown into the local Jalangi river, threatening serious pollution. Guards had been stationed on the river bank to prevent people using the water. The refugee crisis is shaping up as a major issue between the Central Government in New Delhi and the five separate State authorities that have suddenly had millions of homeless peasants thrust upon lands within their jurisdiction.