Three patients die of oxygen shortage at Chamrajnagar COVID hospital, 23 deaths reported in 24hrs
DC rules out reports that all of them died of oxygen shortage
Chamrajnagar: Three patients at the District COVID-19 hospital here have reportedly died due to a shortage of oxygen at the facility on late Sunday night triggering speculations that more people might have also died due to a shortage of oxygen as several deaths have been reported in the hospital lately.
On Sunday night, reports added the hospital ran out of oxygen supply and at least three people died. Reports further added the oxygen that was supposed to be supplied to the hospital from Mysuru was not supplied.
MP Pratap Simha however procured 50 jumbo cylinders of oxygen and has dispatched them to the hospital but the hospital requires at least 150 jumbo oxygen cylinders a day.
Among those dead on Sunday night, was a newly married man Surendra, a resident of Doddahomma village in Nanjanagudu Taluk of Mysuru district whose family has accused that he died due to a shortage of oxygen at the hospital. His family added that Surendra had made a video call to them saying patients in the hospital had died due to a shortage of oxygen and that he was struggling to breathe as well.
The Chamarajanagar COVID hospital has 24 ventilators, 53 ICU, and 55 oxygen beds. Presently, all of them have been occupied by critical patients.
It is learned that the medical facility received the oxygen supply daily from the Southern gas agency in Mysuru. The hospital has a requirement of 280 Jumbo cylinders of oxygen. In the last Friday’s state-wide District Collector’s video conference, the government’s chief secretary had assigned the responsibility of delivering oxygen supply to Chamarajanagar and Coorg districts to agencies in Mysuru.
Reports have further scrutinized the district administration as they suggest at least 23 COVID patients have died in the last 24 hours at the Chamrajnagar COVID hospital alone.
The Deputy Commissioner of the district however ruled out the reports that all of them died due to oxygen shortage. Speaking to the media on Monday morning, Chamrajnagar DC Dr. MR Ravi said “In the 12 hours duration between Sunday morning to midnight, 14 patients have died. Later, in the 7 hours duration since today (Monday) morning, 7 more COVID patients have breathed their last. Among the 23 deceased, 18 of them died after suffering from COVID and other serious illnesses. All of them were in the hospital for the past 2 weeks and being treated on the ventilator. Therefore it is not right to say that all of them died due to shortage of oxygen”.
“On Sunday night, around 10.30 pm, information came in from the District COVID hospital that there is a possibility of imminent oxygen shortage. They had relayed that, there could be oxygen shortage around 2 am in the later hours of the night. I had then immediately contacted the oxygen supplying establishment in Mysuru and made arrangements for the oxygen. Within 12.30 am, we were able to procure some oxygen cylinders. Around 2.30 am, 60 to 70 oxygen cylinders were brought in, and around 6 in the morning, 60 more oxygen cylinders were delivered in from Mysuru. Therefore, we cannot say that 23 COVID patients have all died of oxygen shortage”, the Deputy Commissioner said.
“Mysuru is unable to supply adequate amounts of oxygen. Various issues are arising because of this. This issue has been brought to the attention of the government, and requests have been made asking them to create appropriate measures to tackle this”, the District Commissioner informed.
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Committed to realise dreams of people; Appointments on 48K posts soon: Hemant Soren on Republic Day
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Dumka (PTI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said on Sunday that he was committed to realising the dreams of people who "scripted history" by voting to power the alliance he leads for a second term.
Unfurling the Tricolour at Dumka Police Line on Republic Day, Soren said his government fulfilled its promise and 56 lakh women in the age group of 18-50 were receiving assistance of Rs 2,500 per month under 'Maiyan Samman Yojna' while the process is on for recruitment on 48,000 posts soon.
"To wage war against injustice and atrocities has been our tradition. History is witness to how even before 1857 tribals here fought for Independence. Their struggle is our source of inspiration," he said.
Soren said his government was working in a planned manner to ensure that the tribals oppressed for centuries get their dues and the state could move forward on the path of development.
"The process of recruitment in the state has been expedited...The list for appointments on 48,000 posts has been sent to Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission...Advertisements have been released for 46,000 posts while appointments have been done on 5,000 posts. The process for appointment on 28,000 posts is in the last leg," Soren said.
To aid youth to attain self-reliance, loans to the tune of Rs 438 crore have been distributed among 7,625 youth under 'Mukhyamantri Rojgar Srijan Yojna' in 2024-25 while about 5 lakh youth were imparted skill training under 'Mukhyamantri Sarathi Yojna', he said, adding that over 2 lakh trained youth have got job offers.
Besides to arrest migration, Rs 2,430 crore have been distributed among youth under MNREGA and 2.66 lakh 'Sakhi Mandal' (women self help groups) have been provided bank credit linkages, he said.
Soren added that under the Palash brand - an initiative to empower women, 47 marts have been opened to provide a platform to sell products made by women and it has earned them national recognition.
"To accelerate industrial development, Jharkhand has notified Jharkhand Industrial Park and Logistic Policy and is striving to become a 'land-linked state' from 'land-locked state'", Soren asserted while stating that it has also been decided to provide 40 per cent subsidy to MSME units in the state.
Apart from promoting Tasar cultivation of which Jharkhand is a leading producer, the Jharkhand government is making all efforts to promote education and is operating '80 CM Schools of Excellence' for providing education on par with private institutions to rural students, he said and claimed that 4,041 panchayat level schools will be developed as model schools in the state in the next three years.
Besides under 'Guruji Student Credit Card Scheme', Rs 40 crore educational loans have been provided to 650 students who were not able to pursue academics after 12th standard due to financial hurdles.
Soren also listed various educational schemes for students including the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda scholarship to provide assistance to students of SC/ST and backward communities to pursue their higher education dreams abroad.
For the benefit of farmers, the government waived Rs 403 crore agriculture loans of 1.82 lakh farmers under 'Jharkhand Krishi Rin Mafi Yojna', he said and added under Millet Mission, the government was providing Rs 3,000 per acre to farmers up to 5 acres of land for cultivation of such crops.
For health, under Mukhyamantri Abua Swasthya Yojna, Rs 15 lakh is being provided per family for treatment besides various other initiatives.
Soren said to augment infrastructure, 89 highways and 9 bridges completed at an expenditure of Rs 2,796 crore were inaugurated in the state in the ongoing fiscal while drinking water connectivity was ensured to 34.17 lakh of 62.55 lakh rural families.
He claimed that 41 lakh electric consumers in the state were getting 200 units of electricity free per month.
Also, he claimed that the forest cover in the state has increased to 34 per cent of the total geographic area and a number of initiatives are on to promote tourism including eco-tourism in the state.
He said his government was committed to fulfil the dream of a prosperous Jharkhand.
