233 Dead in Mumbai and Thane due to Water Borne Diseases
Mumbai, August 15, 2005. The death toll seems to be on constant rise, though the floodwaters seem to be receding in Mumbai and Thane. There were 91 more deaths in the Mumbai and Thane district and now the death toll stands at 233// from leptospirosis and other water-borne diseases according to the Maharashtra Directorate of Health services sources on Monday. .. ..In the last 24 hours 958...Suspected Dengue Case Reported in Kalyan Area of Thane
Municipal authorities are taking due precaution following reports of suspected dengue fever in Kalyan town, in the nearby Thane district, with the blood sample// of the affected being sent for investigations. ...."Chandrakant Patil a resident of Kalyan has shown symptoms of Dengue fever and we have sent his blood samples for further investigation and are awaiting the reports," KDMC run Municipal...At least 10 people were taken ill Wednesday after inhaling methane gas leaking from a colliery in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, police said. ......The gas leak was reported early morning from the Bathdih colliery of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) in Dhanbad, around 240 km from here. ......The 10 people of Barari Basti area who fell ill have been admitted to hospital. Two of then are said to be...Sanitary workers cleaning septic tanks trapped by methane gas is commonplace in developing countries like India. ......It is now catching up in the West too. Fiver persons fell victims to the deadly methane emanating from a manure pit in a dairy farm in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, US Monday evening. ......Scott Showalter, 34, a Mennonite farmer who climbed into the pit to unclog a pipe was th...