NEW YORK TIMES,AMERICA ni record o Bharat haa o Bangladeshi rog habphaimani report. 1971-1972 phuru o America ni NEWYORK TIMES Newspaper o sapokjakmani thaisa thainwi kok: New York Times, July 4, 1971: * Assam: 81,800(With frirnds), 65,677(With relatives) * Tripura: 381,373(With friends), 363,464(With relatives) *Meghalaya: 186,052(With frirnds), 49,332(With relatives) *West Bengal: Nadia District: 214,788(With friends), 170,951(With relatives) 24-Parganas Districts: 503,467(With frirnds), 179,250(With relatives) Maurshidabad Districts: 134,507(With friends) 51,953(With relatives) West Dinajpur: 783,664(With friends) 511,555(With frirnds) Jalpaiguri district: 140,402(With friends) 165,000(With relatives) Cooch-Behar district: 189,755(With friends) 210,875(With friends) Malda district: 92,139(With friends), 254,51(With relatives) * Total Bangladeshi refugees entered 2,707,947(With friends) and 2,022,570(With Relatives) By June 15,1971, The number of refugees had gone up to 5.8 million, of whom 3.7 million were living in camps. With the outbreak of cholera in early June, news of which spread into East Pakistan, the border crossings did slow down. Yet once the cholera threat subsided, thousands again began to pour over every night, despite the desperate air of tension the Pakistani Army has tried to maintain along the border by mortar fire to which the Mission can bear personal witness. There is no indication that the exodus has been halted. If the present trend continues, the figure is likely to go to seven million before July is out. Seven million people is the total population of Cuba.A report of the Canadian parliamentary delegation on July 19,1971 confirms that the number of refugees are from 6.4 million to 6.8 million. They stressed the humanitarian conditions of the refugees and suggested actions. The refugee flow to India continues.This has increased to a rate of some 50,000 per day after a drop in late July,1971. This could be a temporary aberration; it could result from a new increase in violence; or it could reflect hunger in some pockets. Just maintaining the present number of refugees is projected to cost (Indians) $600 million in a year, a figure larger than the net flow of foreign aid from consortium donors. (An August brief of Kissinger to Nixon)The refugee flow has continued at a ratio of 15,000 to 40,000 a day over the past two months Consequent on the liberation of BanglaDesh, the influx of refugees from East Bengal hadceased. After December 16, 1971, with the liberation of Dacca, the return of refugees gained momentum and a large number of refugees started returning at their own initiative. Shortly afterwards, planned movement of refugees, under Government arrangements, took place.The last batch of 3,869 refugees in camps left for Bangla Desh on March 25,1972, exactly after one year of the Pakistan army crack down on Bangla Desh people. With the return of these refugees, all the Central and State refugee camps have now been closed.About 60,000 refugees staying with their relatives will go back on their own.Since March 25, 1971, 9,899,305 refugees had soughtrefuge in India.Which give an idea of the magnitude of the problem that India had to face. Name of State Total Influx==> * West Bengal: 7,493,474, * Tripura: 1,416,491, * Meghalaya: 667,986, * Assam: 312,713, * Bihar: 8,641, Total: 9,899,305. TO BE CONTINUE.....
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