Days after a heart-wrenching incident happened in Gorakhpur, where at least 100 children died due to oxygen supply, three children died in a government hospital in BJP-ruled Chattisgarh’s Raipur, after an alleged drop in oxygen pressure.
News agency ANI reported that the incident happened late on Sunday night at BR Ambedkar Hospital.
Chief minister, Raman Singh, has expressed deep grief for the deaths and ordered a probe into the incident.
#Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh orders probe into death of 3 children in Raipur's BR Ambedkar Hospital due to lack of oxygen supply, last night
— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2017
However, R Prasanna, director, Health Services, clarified that the incident happened due to illness and not because of the shortage of oxygen supply.
Yesterday there was a drop in oxygen pressure, there was no cut in oxygen supply: R Prasanna, Director, Health Services
— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2017
CMO & Supt. immediately intervened, sorted the issue. Death of children are due to illness, information will be shared shortly: R Prasanna
— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2017
A similar incident happened in Yogi Adityanath’s citadel- Gorakhpur, where over 100 children died in a state-run hospital. The incident left the whole nation mourning over the deaths of the loss of innocent lives.
