Cuttack: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visited the SCB Medical College and Hospital here on Sunday and enquired about the treatment and well-being of the passengers injured in the triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2.
The three Union Ministers went around the wards and interacted with the injured persons undergoing treatment in the hospital. During their visit, the ministers spoke to senior doctors and officials to take stock of the arrangements made for the treatment of the injured and gave necessary instructions for their proper treatment. They stressed that the focus needs to be on saving each life.
Mandaviya, who arrived in Odisha this morning, earlier said that expert doctors from three premier hospitals in New Delhi have reached the state with state-of-the-art equipment and medicines to assist in the treatment of the injured.
He said that over 100 patients need critical care. “We had a detailed discussion and a working plan has also been prepared,” the Mandaviya said.
Before proceeding to Cuttack, the Mandaviya visited AIIMS-Bhubaneswar where the bodies of those killed in the train mishap were preserved.
He held a review meeting with senior doctors and officials of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. The Minister also visited the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar to ascertain the condition of the injured patients admitted there.
Mandaviya said that a detailed review of the patient’s condition, the hospitals they are admitted to and what kind of treatment is required, and how the experts’ team can assist was completed.
“A working plan has been chalked out for providing advanced treatment so that we can save precious lives,” he said.
Earlier, Vaishnaw and Dharmendra also visited the hospitals at Soro and Bhadrak to enquire about the treatment of the injured passengers admitted there.
