Mandya: Baby dies after vaccination; parents accuse doctor’s negligence
Mandya, Dec 7: A one-and-half month-old baby died after it was vaccinated with pentavalent vaccine at Kadukottanahalli in Maddur taluk on Friday.
The baby of Swamy and Jyothi from Cheeranahalli in Mandya taluk died within 24 hours of getting the vaccination.
Jyothi who was at her mother’s house at Kadukottanahalli, got her baby vaccinated at the local primary health centre on Thursday afternoon. After suffering from fever throughout the night, the baby died on Friday morning.
Now, parents and relatives alleged that their baby was died because of the negligence of the doctors. Though they have taken the suffering baby to the hospital, the doctors have not responded, they said and staged a protest in front of the PHC.
After administering pentavalent vaccination, three children were died in the taluk last year. But the Health Department officers denied the allegation that the child died due to vaccination.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
