The livelihood of shopkeepers in the micro-spots of West Bengal are threatened due to restrictions in procuring supplies. A report In India Today says that Haldia district has been facing the shortage of medicines.
Recently, Mamata Banerjee had claimed that the centre has sent very few testing kits t Bengal. Her claim was dismissed by Dr Shanta Dutta, director of NICED-ICMR in Kolkata.
The MHRD had written to the governments of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu to commit Rs 2,000 crore and Rs 1,750 crore respectively for JU and Anna University respectively to meet the expansion proposals.