On-duty pourakarmika dies of chest pain in Hubballi, family members allege negligence of authorities
HUBBALLI: A 50-year old contract pourakarmika employee of Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation died after reportedly complaining of chest pain prompting his family to blame the authorities for his death alleging negligence.
The deceased employee has been identified as Ashok Mallappa Ron who passed away after complaining of chest pain during cleaning activity in Ward number 28 in the city on Sunday morning. After complaining of the pain Ashok was taken to Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences where the family alleged that he was not checked upon by any doctor.
Later, Ashok was returning home in a waste collection vehicle with his son Kishor Ron. When they reached near Channamma Circle, suddenly his heartbeats increased. They again went back to KIMS. This time a doctor checked Ashok, but he could only say, "You brought him dead" the family added.
The deceased is survived by wife, three daughters, and a son, who is also a contract pourakarmika.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Vijay Guntral, president of the association of pourakarmikas, took no time to hold HDMC authorities responsible for Ashok's death. "HDMC Commissioner Suresh Itnal has ordered to carryout health checkup of every pourakarmikas and cleaning staff on weekly basis. But it did not get implement and remained merely on papers," Guntral alleged.
"If corporation authorities had conducted routine health checkups, this incident would have not occurred. The authorities should have been serious about pourakarmikas' health at least at the time when a pandemic has broke out in the country," Shankar Ron, son of the deceased, said.
Shankar also blamed negligence of KIMS doctors for his father's death. "Doctors at KIMS hospital did not check my father at all. They just handed over a few medicines and sent us back. They could have admitted him and carryout tests to treat him in detail," Shankar alleged.
"The government should provide compensation of Rs. 10 lakh and a government job to one of our family members," Shankar demanded.
KIMS Superintendent Dr. Arun Kumar, however, denied this allegation and said, "the patient had come with chest pain. We advised him to take ECG and get admitted in Cath lab. Meanwhile he went outside and took decision to return home and came back as dead body."
How can we neglect patient's health,? he has neglected his own health," Dr. Arun Kumar clarified.
"We are carrying out general health checkup of the pourakarmikas and other staff regularly. But when it comes to specific diseases like heart problems, patient should be more careful of his own health. We cannot be blamed for this," HDMC Commissioner Suresh Itnal clarified.
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2nd WT20I: Shafali, spin trio do star turns in India''s seven-wicket win
Visakhapatnam (PTI): Shafali Verma hit a blistering unbeaten 69 as India made short work of a paltry target to outclass Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Women’s T20 International here on Tuesday.
India now lead the five-match series 2-0 after another one-sided victory, having restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 128 for 9 through a collective display of disciplined bowling from the spin trio of seasoned Sneh Rana, ably complemented by young spinners Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani.
During the chase, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (14) fell cheaply but Shafali, enjoying new found confidence after a stellar show in the World Cup final, sent the bowlers on a leather-hunt during her 34-ball knock, winning it for her team in just 11.5 overs.
The hosts have now completed back-to-back successful chases within 15 overs which speaks volumes about the unit's sky-high confidence.
Shafali's innings had 11 punchy boundaries apart from a maximum.
The floodgates opened when left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera bowled a few flighted deliveries and Shafali would step out everytime to hit her over extra cover. Her footwork against slow bowlers was immaculate whether stepping out to loft the ball or rocking back to punch or pull.
Seeing her confidence, the newly appointed Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah Rodrigues (26 off 15 balls) also attacked as the duo added 58 runs in just 4.3 overs.
By the time Rodrigues was out trying to hit one six too many, the match as a contest was over. Shafali completed her half-century off just 27 balls and completed the formalities in a jiffy.
Earlier, off-spinner Rana, who got a look-in after Deepti Sharma was ruled out due to fever, showed her utility keeping the Lankan batters under tight leash with figures of 1 for 11 in 4 overs, including a maiden which certainly is a rarity in T20 cricket.
Charani, who made an impression during India's ODI World Cup triumph, took 2 for 23 in her quota of overs, while Vaishnavi after an impressive debut in the opening encounter, finished with 2 for 32, not letting the Islanders get easy runs in her second spell.
The last six wickets fell for just 24 runs, but what stood out during India’s bowling effort was their superb ground fielding. After a patchy show in the previous game, the improved sharpness in the field resulted in three run-outs.
Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu (31 off 24 balls) looked in good nick as she deposited length deliveries from seamers Kranti Gaud and Arundhati Reddy over the ropes but it was Rana, who kept her quiet by repeatedly pitching on good length.
Unable to manoeuvre the strike and with the big hits suddenly drying up, Athapaththu chanced her arm at another delivery in which Rana had shortened the length slightly.
Not having transferred the weight into the lofted shot, Athapaththu's hoick was pouched cleanly by Amanjot Kaur at long-off.
This was after Athapaththu's opening partner Vishmi Gunaratne (1) had offered a simple return catch to Gaud.
Hasini Perera (22 off 28 balls) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (33 off 32 balls) did stitch a stand of 44 but they could never set the tempo against the Indian spin troika.
Once Hasini offered a tame return catch off a Charani full-toss, Sri Lankans never recovered and lost wickets in a heap towards the end.
