Oxygen shortage killed 63 children in Gorakhpur Medical College
Last
six days of eastern UP faced wrath of firm supply … 63 children in the shortage
of oxygen have died in Gorakhpur which is a strong hold area of Yogi AdityaNath
Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh a Northern Province of India. The patients
(children) are being carried in government hospitals where the oxygen supply
has been interrupted because the supplier company was not paid its outstanding
dues. Parents and kin of the children who rushed to hospital for the treatment
of their close one and loving babes are returning with the dead body and
weeping bitterly.
Taking action
over Pushpa Sales Private Limited police is raiding many possessions of firm
owner. The owner is absconding. Hospital administration is under trap of this
serious failing after the incident… and facing ebb of public outcries.
Why was not
hospital administration alert in spite of suppliers warning to stop Oxygen
supply?
Why was the supplier
not blacklisted and why were the needful steps not taken if it stopped the
supply?
What steps
had the local administration taken when the hospital Oxygen supply was
endangering public life under the dispute?
Whether the State Health Ministry has any onus over to maintain the essential services or
not?
Two days ago of incident Yogi,
the CM, visited the hospital why not the children’ death and Oxygen status
both were reported to the CM while the death toll had begun to rise from August
7th.
The tight-lip
CM,Yogi, has now broken his silence over the blaming of opposition for his
government, and said that the deaths of 63 children because of Oxygen shortage
is a heinous matter and the accused shall not be spared from punishment.
He added that
the PM has expressed his grief over the tragedy and assured the state
government to provide all the assistance which are the needful. Central Health Minister, JP Nadda and
Anupriya Patel both are in Gorakhpur to watch the situation on the behest of PM
Modi.
“As the
message I received, immediately I sent the ministers to inspect and said ‘the
position to be clear, so collect all the information in this matter’”, he said.
He added that we have to find three facts and to investigate it, I have
ordered. Whether the deaths occurred because of Oxygen shortage? And what is
the stat of death? Third, the persons who are responsible for this delinquency?
The CM said,
the government expresses deep condolence
to the victims' family. A magisterial inquiry has been ordered and the
report has been handed over to government.
He said the
chief secretary is going to investigate the role of supplier. If the real facts
of incident will be taken in record, that will be better for humanity. if the Oxygen shortage is the cause to the deaths, it is heinous. Health Education Minister was also with me on visit of 9th August.
The chief
minister said that the BJP government as took charge, I ordered that there must not be any emergency
services failed. Gorakhpur incident is very sensitive matter. We will keep on
fighting with incellefitis.
Yogi said
that the principal of medical college after my visit had gone without information, so I removed
him prima facie. Not only the children of Gorakhpur are rushed there, but the
patients of adjoining areas are also taken there.
Anupriya Patel, taking
the mike, has told whatever has happened in the BRD medical college has shaken
us. We are here on the behest of PM Modi. The Union Government is ready to
provide every help.
Mr Manish
Bhandari , The UP dealer of Pushpa Sales which
supplies Oxygen, said, “The deaths are not because of Oxygen cylinder
shortage, but it may have happened during the change of Oxygen cylinder. He
added that the 100 of letters for the outstanding payment have been written to the
principal secretary to UP government.
He told to
Dainik Bhaskar, “It is a false statement that the deaths which had occurred are
because of Oxygen shortage. The deaths occurred not because of required
cylinder for Oxygen, but may be that the deaths occurred after lapse at the
time of changing Oxygen cylinder. The principal is the accused of this
incident.”
Rs 83 lacs were
to be paid us from medical college; mere Rs 22 lacs of the outstanding amount have
been paid so far. The BRD principal has said: 40 lacs more amounts shall be paid
tomorrow. Hospital was not paying our outstanding amount; the premonition had
been given to stop supply 20 days ago.”
Bhandari claimed, “The copy of every letter has been given to DM, but it was futile.” he
ordered to college principal to pay the amount. After the DM order as the medical
college gave in writing, the letter was forwarded to INOCS (Oxygen Supplying Company Rajsthan). Immediately a truck of liquid Oxygen was dispatched from there.
he said, “ We
are in contract since last 3 years, but the payment was never delayed before
it. The principal is the accused in this case. He was delaying the payment. I
don’t know which type of pressure he is bearing. He added that this condition
is at when we have served legal notice.” He also told that the medical college
has enough Oxygen cylinders in the department, so the alternative services of Oxygen are available.”
