Baby can not poop,
Poverty stricken parents unable to afford treatment
A two-year-old baby is facing a serious problem in pooping since after his birth. The baby, Singraha Reang, son of Bhubanjoy Reang hails from Sadainanda Para under Gandachhera Ranipukur area.
According to Bhubanjoy Reang, his son was born in Gandachhera sub-divisional Hospital and at the time of his birth, it was found that he was unable to pass stool due to a blockage/narrowing of the intestine. The baby was referred to GB Hospital immediately in serious condition. Doctors, at GB Hospital, made a temporary passage through his stomach so that the baby can poop. Doctors suggested parents of the baby return to GB Hospital after six months for further treatment. However, due to abject poverty, the ill-fated parents were unable to take their baby to GB Hospital for further treatment. Meanwhile, the baby is facing serious difficulty in passing stool through the temporary passage.
“It is difficult for us to arrange meals for the family of five. How can we afford to go to GB Hospital for his treatments? My two other children would starve if I do not go out every day for works”, Bhubanjoy said.
Price control: Committee formed
The state government has constituted a committee for controlling the price of various essential commodities in the state amid COVID19 pandemic.
Principal Secretary Sriram Taranikant would lead the committee, said Education minister Ratanlal Nath on Sunday.
Addressing a press conference, he said as per the announcement of Central Government made for providing free food grains to BPL and Antodaya people for two months- May and June, as many as 24,69,584 people of Tripura would get the benefit.
Giving details on stock of various essential commodities, Nath said, the state has stock of rice for 96 days, dal for 19 days, edible oil of 81 days, onion of 11 days, potato of 18 days, patrol of days, diesel of 6 days, flour of 77 days, salt of 48 days, kerosene oil of 8 days and sugar of 15 days.