Dungarpur : Dungarpur After the sudden death of ten newborns due to fire in the neonatal intensive care ward of Maharani Lakshmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, two days ago, the medical department and fire officials in Dungarpur district have come on alert and all security arrangements have been made. Have started investigating. Dungarpur and Sagwara are two big cities in the district. There are big hospitals, colleges and schools etc. here. In such a situation, to assess the ground situation of security arrangements, the officials of Dungarpur and Sagwara have formed teams and started the inspection campaign. The hospital of Dungarpur district headquarters has caught fire twice in the past. After this, the administration has become alert to deal with such situations.
District Headquarters The fire brigade team located at the Municipal Council has also become alert. After the Jhansi accident, fire teams have been formed to inspect the security of the city. Dungarpur Fire Officer Jinesh Katara said that the team has started inspecting hospitals and schools. At the same time, notices are also being issued to the concerned institutions if minor deficiencies are found. If we talk about Sagwara, the fire department has started a continuous inspection campaign in Sagwara city also. Fire incharge of Sagwada Municipality, Rameshchandra Patidar said that government and private hospitals are being inspected continuously.
Sagwara: Review of security arrangements
Jhansi accident After this, a reconnaissance was conducted of Shri Haridev Joshi General Hospital, the largest government hospital located at the district headquarters. There is movement of more than two thousand people here at a time. At the same time, a large number of patients are regularly admitted in infant ward, medical ward, burn ward etc. In such a situation, if any untoward incident happens here, there can be a huge loss. In such a situation, in view of the Jhansi accident, the medical administration got all the fire fighting plants inspected and claimed that all were well organized. Here, fire alarm system etc. is installed in the infant ward and it is seen to be in active mode. All the fire alarms and fireproof pipes in the hospital have been checked and arranged. At the same time, the hospital administration has also prepared an emergency door in case of fire.
Sagwada After the burning of a newborn in the hospital of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, the largest hospital after Dungarpur, the fire cylinder installed in the government hospital run in Sagwara city was examined. Here too, a large number of patients and their families come and go on a regular basis. On an average, more than one thousand patients and their families stay in the hospital. The investigation was done in Government Hospital on July 10, 2024, in Zeel Hospital on July 12, 2024 and in MM Patidar Hospital on August 9, 2024. Claimed to be examined once a year in all the hospitals of the city. However, there is a need to further increase the security arrangements here. There is more rural area around Sagwada. In such a situation, the number of patients comes here more.
