In a shameful rerun of last month’s Gorakhpur tragedy that claimed 63 lives, 49 children died in another government hospital in Farukkhabad allegedly due to shortage of oxygen.
The deaths were reported in the last one month. The District Magistrate has ordered a probe into the incident. FIRs have been filed against top officials of the hospital for negligence.
While the revelation comes just days after the Gorakhpur incident, it was happening at the same time in Farukkhabad, over a period of one month between July and August.
Moreover, the second incident too was due to an alleged shortage of oxygen at the paediatrics ward.
The Gorakhpur hospital authorities, along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had claimed that the children at the BRD Medical College and Hospital had claimed that the deaths were due to Japanese Encephalitis and other ailments.
However, according to reports, the oxygen supplier at BRD Hospital had repeatedly raised the issue of pending dues for a period of six months. They had even warned the hospital authorities of snapping the supply if the dues are not cleared, which they did on August 7, soon after which the ailing children started dying one after the other.
