The Union health minister’s remark was viewed here in political circles as an indirect dig at the state government which has not yet initiated any credible actions against the top brass of the Sum Hospital.. The deceased was identified as Janaki Hui of Jaleswar in Balasore district.”Notably, the state government has ordered probes by Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Central Range) and Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET) into the mishap. It is very saddening, shocking, painful and worrisome that the fire incident occurred at Sum Hospital.Mr Nadda also said his ministry would issue fresh advisories to all the states to ensure that all hospitals complied statutory guidelines with regards to fire safety measures and patient evacuation.“I have clearly told Orissa health minister Atanu Sabysachi Nayak to take appropriate action against the hospital authorities for alleged violations of protocols with regard to evacuation of patients during the tragedy and non-compliance of both the state government and Union government’s guidelines.
Nadda on Wednesday exerted indirect pressure on the state administration to bring to book the real culprits and punish them.Union Health Minister J P Nadda looks at the X-Ray of a victim of the fire mishap at KIIMS Hospital in Bhubaneswar. I’m told that inquiries are going on.Asked if he believed the inquiries ordered by the state government would be fair, - Mr Nadda said, “Let the inquiries reports come out. I hope he would act in proper manner,” said Mr Nadda.“The hospital did not have fire safety measures in place.Mr Nadda also said his ministry would issue fr-esh advisories to all the states to ensure that all hospitals complied statutory guidelines with reg-ards to fire safety measures.Apparently unhappy with the actions so far taken by the Orissa government against the Sum Hospital authorities for the Monday’s inferno that claimed 21 lives, Union health minister J.
