Karnataka increases water discharge from Almatti dam
Mumbai: Karnataka has so far discharged 4.50 lakh cusecs water from the Almatti dam, a move which is expected to ease flood situation in Kolhapur and Sangli districts of Maharashtra.
An official in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) here said at present the discharge from the dam on the Krishna river in Bijapur district of neighbouring Karnataka was 4,50,000 cusecs (cubic foot per second).
The discharge from the dam was 4,30,352 cusecs at 10 am on Friday which was later raised to 4,50,000, he said.
The official said by Friday evening, the discharge would be 5 lakh cusecs as demanded by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis from his Karnataka counterpart B S Yediyurappa.
Fadnavis had said on Thursday that he had requested his Karnataka counterpart to discharge 5 lakh cusecs, a demand which he has agreed to.
The CM had said discharge from the Almatti dam will result in drop in water level in Kolhapur and Sangli district in western Maharashtra. Meanwhile, Fadnavis on Friday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the flood situation in the state.
A statement from the CMO said the Prime Minister took detailed information on the situation, rescue and relief measures and assured all assistance from the Centre.
An Indian Air Force helicopter has landed in Sangli, where it will be deployed to distribute relief material, the statement said. A total of 34 teams are working in Kolhapur and 36 in Sangli. These include teams of the NDRF, Navy, Coast Guard and SDRF, it added.
Besides Sangli and Kolhapur, Satara, Pune and Solapur districts are also reeling under floods.
As of Thursday, over two lakh people have been evacuated to safer places in these five flood-affected districts.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Needle found in girl's arm after tetanus jab at UP hospital; probe ordered
Hamirpur (UP), Dec 2: A needle was found embedded in a girl's arm after she was administered a tetanus injection at the district hospital here, prompting the health department to launch a probe after protests by her family members, officials said on Monday.
Dr RS Prajapati, the acting chief medical superintendent (CMS) of the hospital, said the incident occurred at around 8 pm on Saturday.
Ruby, a resident of Khalepura locality in Hamirpur, took her daughter Mahak (18) to the emergency ward of the hospital for a tetanus injection after she suffered a cut with a sickle. After receiving the jab, the girl returned home with her mother, Prajapati said.
"About an hour later, Ruby along with her family members returned to the hospital and accused the staff of leaving the needle embedded in Mahak's arm. As the situation escalated, we called the police to maintain order. The matter was resolved after police intervention," Prajapati said.
Mahak's father Mausam Khan said, "After returning home, my daughter complained of pain at the injection spot. Upon checking, we found the needle embedded in her arm. We removed the needle and went back to the hospital to lodge a complaint, but the hospital staff called the police."
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Geetam Singh told mediapersons, "I was not aware of the incident. Upon learning about it from you, I have verbally instructed the additional chief medical officer to conduct an investigation. Further action will be taken based on the probe report."
Sadar Kotwali SHO Devendra Kumar Mishra said the hospital staff informed the police about people creating a ruckus inside the hospital on Saturday evening.
"We intervened and resolved the matter. No formal complaint was filed by either party," Mishra said.
