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Time of India
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Koraput to be migration-free by 2029: Minister
1 2 Koraput: Koraput district will be made migration-free by 2029, announced panchayati raj, rural development and drinking water supply minister Rani Narayan Nayak during his visit to the district on Monday. He also laid the foundation stone for 337 development projects worth Rs 163.55 crore meant to improve rural infrastructure and livelihood. Speaking at a function held at the auditorium of Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital, Koraput, Nayak said the govt is taking concrete steps to prevent distress migration from tribal-dominated regions like Koraput by strengthening rural development and employment opportunities at the grassroots. Out of the total number of projects, 258 are part of Bikashita Gaon Bikashita Odisha Yojana that are being implemented at an estimated cost of Rs 12.71 crore. Another 30 projects worth Rs 125.19 crore are being implemented under the rural development department, while 49 projects worth Rs 25.65 crore come under the drinking rural water and sanitation department. The minister also informed that every household in Koraput district will receive safe drinking water by 2026. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Premium 3 & 4 BHK ( 1079 - 1829 ) from ₹72.03 Lacs* at Jessore Road Srijan Realty Learn More Undo "With proper irrigation, drinking water supply, storage and marketing support for local produce like tamarind and potato, migration will become a thing of the past," Nayak said, urging local youth to take up coffee farming and other agro-based entrepreneurship. The govt has approved construction of 1,520 tubewells in the district. Besides, three green parks have been developed, and initiatives to promote coffee cultivation are already showing encouraging results, he added. During his day-long visit, Nayak inspected the under-construction Suku bridge, which is being constructed at a budget of around Rs 90 crore over Kolab river and reviewed the mega drinking water project for Koraput block. Collector (Koraput) Keerthi Vasan V and other officials accompanied the minister during his visit.
Hans India
05-06-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Probe ordered into death of 5 patients in SLN Hospital
Koraput: Two investigations were ordered after five patients died due to alleged negligence at the State-run Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital in Koraput, officials said on Wednesday. Two men and three women died on Tuesday night within a short span of time. Their families alleged that they were administered injections, following which they died. The deceased persons were identified as Shukra Majhi, Rukuni Pentia, Phulmati Majhi, Bhagaban Parija and Bati Khara. SLNMCH's Superintendent Susanta Kumar Sahu said a departmental inquiry has been ordered. 'We have convened a meeting of all departmental heads. The patients who died on Tuesday night were admitted to the hospital in a critical condition. Prima facie, the deaths seem not to have been caused by any wrong injection. However, we will inquire into the allegations,' he said. Sahu said the patients in the ICU were in a serious condition and were administered the injection to control their dropping blood pressure. He said two of the five deceased patients suffered abdominal injuries, while another suffered from liver perforation. 'We suspect they died due to bleeding and septicemia. The fourth patient was being treated for stage 4 cancer, and the fifth was an accident victim, who was referred from Jeypore,' he said. Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET) Santosh Mishra also ordered a separate inquiry into the allegations. A five-member team, comprising three doctors from MKCG Medical College Hospital in Berhampur and two from SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack, will probe the allegations, he said. 'The team has been asked to submit the report by Thursday,' Mishra said. Koraput District Collector Keerthi Vasan told mediapersons that a high-level committee has been constituted to probe the allegations of medical negligence and find out the causes of deaths. He also assured that the district administration would seek the assistance of the State government, if needed. The Collector claimed that as the SLNMCH, Koraput is a tertiary care centre, mostly the seriously ill patients are referred to the medical college for advanced treatment. The families of the deceased held a demonstration outside the hospital, following which police were deployed. The bodies were handed over to the families after post-mortem examination. 'Each family was given a cheque of Rs 10,000 from the district Red Cross fund. Arrangements were made to transport the bodies to the villages of the deceased patients,' a district official said. Congress Legislature Party leader Rama Chandra Kadam demanded Rs 25 lakh each as compensation for the families of the deceased.
