Monsoon in Gorakhpur seldom brings cheer. For the past 30 years, rains in the region are synonymous with children dying of encephalitis. 2012 witnessed 557 encephalitis deaths.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/why-encephalitis-deaths-won%E2%80%99t-stop
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/soumik-mukherjee
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tehelka-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/encephalitis
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/children
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gorakhpur-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-health-and-family-welfare