Bihar Encephalitis: SC seeks response from Nitish Kumar govt within a week

The Supreme Court on Monday heard a PIL on the outbreak of suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Muzaffarpur in Bihar. The apex court has sought a response within seven days from the Centre and Bihar government on the issue of the deaths of more than 100 children in Muzaffarpur due to the outbreak of AES.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai directed the Bihar government to file an affidavit on the adequacy of medical facilities, nutrition and sanitation and the hygiene conditions in the state.