House panel unhappy with Balangir hospital blues THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2011 22:50 PNS | BALANGIR HITS: 3

House panel unhappy with Balangir hospital blues
THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2011 22:50 PNS | BALANGIR HITS: 3
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A House Committee of the State Assembly led by Prabhat Biswal visited the district headquarters hospital on Wednesday evening and got a glimpse of the poor state of affairs there. The hospital was recently in news for crashing of ceiling fan in gynaecology ward which created scare among the patients.

Indoor patients complained of inadequate food and poor sanitation. Biswal wanted to know from the medical authorities as to why Rs 20 was being spent on food for patients while the Government has sanctioned Rs 50 per head. He also directed the GED department to take necessary steps to improve sanitation and other conditions within 15 days. Mediapersons drew his attention to poor repair in electricity wiring in the hospital even though Rs 8 lakh was spent over such repair, and wanted action against whoever was concerned.

Later House Committee leader Biswal and other members held a review with district- level officials on different departments. He pulled up the local DFO who was unable to present the amount received for different projects. The team expressed unhappiness over the NH road condition and directed the department to repair it.