Gorakpur massacre of innocent
63 children died in 2 days for lack of Oxygen. Why District Magistrate files FIR and sacks the Principaland Why oxygen cylinder supplier is absconding? Who will be made a scape goat in this incident trying to dodge accountability and responsibility.? There was alarm that liquid oxygen was low, so also cylinders and hand pumps woefully inadequate for numbers required. Why no action was taken in time.? Why were there no transfers of patients well in advance instead of running helter skelter at the last moment in vain causing deaths in the intervening period? The suppliers had sent multiple notices to hospital, emails, personal contacts since February July and Nov.16,. to Director General of Health Secretary , Principal Secretary and District Magistrate. They were also warned that discontinuation of Oxygen can critically endanger life support. Still no one replied to the notices, Hence they are responsible for criminal negligence and culpable homicide after knowing the consequences of their silence. 67 lakhs pending bill had no provision or bribes were demanded by corrupt as usual? The Govt is now trying to confuse the issue that 2 crores are transferred electronically on 5 August and hence no cause for concern.The DM accompanying the CM 3 days earlier was not even briefed of this situation on hand.The efforts are on to find an alibi, sordid collective cover up by the very persons who are culpable. If it is not oxygen then there is a bigger questions and which is much more alarming and damaging. UP minister is ill qualified to deny the cause of death without autopsy and medical report or inventory of available oxygen. Instead larger statistics during previous regime are being branded about as worst in this Principal Govt hospital. It is believed that Easter UP in Gorakpur area is endemic with JE and no vaccines are available to control it as a preventive measure It is an yearly recurring situations that is taken for granted, exxcept there is public awareness of tragedy thius year. There is also the problem of fake and adulterated medicines. C.M Yogi Yadinath has represented this constituency for 20 years and for the first time this year the health budget is slashed by 3 times . Mathematics of death is discussed to rationalize massacre of kids. There must be epidemiological survey why preventive measures are in effective,, infrastructure, supply, skill labour,and vaccines. An inquiry panel led by retired High Court Judges assisted by medical experts form far and beyond can bring out the unbiased truth ,so that such incidents will be avoided .Death due to asphyxia is due to lack of oxygen, even when the very young patients were admitted in severe terminal illness .Why are there children still alive in the hospital not dead due to lack of oxygen is adding salts to wounds. The people patronizing Govt. health services from poor strata of the society, who have no voice that counts Hence such deaths are reduced to statistics and number being called as tragedy and unacceptable How can the parents be consoled or compensated?. Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
