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West Bengal shares details of Amphan damages of over Rs. 1 lakh crore with IMCT

Jun 06, 2020, at 10:11 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Saturday shared with the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) the details of the damages worth Rs. 1,02,442 crore caused due to super cyclone Amphan that has left a trail of devastation in the eastern state.

Central team to visit West Bengal today for ground assessment of Cyclone Amphan impact

Jun 04, 2020, at 01:31 am

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Almost 15 days after severe cyclonic storm Amphan devastated  large parts of the coastal districts of West Bengal, an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) will arriving on Thursday for making ground level assessment of the damages, sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday late night.

Kolkata's ID Hospital earns praises from central team over Covid management

May 15, 2020, at 09:50 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A two-member visiting central team has heaped praises upon Kolkata's Beliaghata ID Hospital over its handling of Covid-19 weeks after the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal faced sharp criticism from the Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) over the health infrastructure in the state.

Poor testing and surveillance causing highest Covid-19 mortality in West Bengal: IMCT writes to govt before leaving state

May 04, 2020, at 03:16 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Before leaving West Bengal following a two-week inspection, the Chief of MHA's Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) in Kolkata, Apurva Chandra, on Monday sent their two-page 'final observations' to Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, saying that the state's extremely high mortality rate is an indication of low testing, and weak surveillance and tracking.

No response to letters, no cooperation or security from West Bengal govt: IMCT writes again to state Chief Secretary

Apr 25, 2020, at 05:55 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The chief of MHA's Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) in Kolkata, Apurva Chandra, on Saturday wrote another letter to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, complaining non-cooperation by the state government and inadequate security arrangements for the team's movement.

Following IMCT's letter, West Bengal sets deadline for generating Covid-19 test results

Apr 25, 2020, at 03:13 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after the MHA's Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) deployed in Kolkata had questioned the delay in generation of Covid-19 test reports, West Bengal government on Friday night instructed state health machinery to ensure the final test results within 12 hours from the sample collection, officials said.

Centre to send IMCTs to four new cities to assess COVID-19 situation

Apr 24, 2020, at 07:04 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Home Ministry on Friday constituted four more Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) to assess the COVID-19 situation in four more Indian cities.

IMCT team in Kolkata in letters to Bengal Chief Secretary raises multiple questions on Covid treatment, deaths

Apr 24, 2020, at 06:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after visiting Rajarhat quarantine facility and M.R. Bangur Covid hospital, chief of the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT), which has been sent to Kolkata by the MHA for ground level assessment of Covid-19 situation in south Bengal, on Friday wrote two letters to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha asking multiple questions regarding the treatment of the contagion in the state, officials said.

IMCT chief deployed to Kolkata writes to Bengal govt, seeks detailed report of COVID-19 situation

Apr 22, 2020, at 09:08 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The chief of the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) deployed to Kolkata on Wednesday sent a letter to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, seeking a detailed report on the present COVID-19 situation in the state as well as Bengal's preparedness to combat Novel Coronavirus.

Bengal government's showdown with Centre over COVID-19 ends as IMCT teams begin tour

Apr 22, 2020, at 01:57 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: An ugly confrontation between the West Bengal government and the Centre finally ended as the two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (ICMTs) began its tour in seven districts across the state to take a stock of the Coronavirus situation.

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi over central ministerial teams' visit to WB, calls it breach of protocol

Apr 20, 2020, at 09:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the Ministry of Home Affairs' decision to send two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) to her state was done without prior intimation and therefore was a breach of protocol.