Criminal Suppression of Fact about COVID Death by Govt. of Odisha
It is very astonishing that while the official COVID death rate of the state per day is just 15 to 17 deaths, why the Govt. of Odisha has taken decision on 16.5.21 to start establishing another crematory ground in Bhubaneswar for cremation of dead bodies. As reported in some other districts, the existing crematory grounds are also over-burdened due to number of dead bodies coming for cremation. It shows that large number of COVID patients are died in Odisha more than the official figure. Like others states, Govt. of Odisha is suppressing the fact.
Suppress of true picture about COVID death is not new in Odisha. The trend of suppressing fact started from May, 2020, when Govt. limited official declaration of COVID death to 12 to 17 deaths per day. But hundreds of people died under COVID treatment in hospitals every day across the state mostly from June to October,20 .
Apprehending suppression of fact, RTI Application dt. 14.5.21 was filed in the Department of Health and Family Welfare , Govt. of Odisha seeking information about details of procedure followed for “disclosure of information about COVID-19 affected patients and no. of patients cured and died, how decision was taken and who are the officers in charge of such declaration”. Till today, the information was not provided to me by the Department. It is established fact that Odisha bureaucracy maintains topmost secrecy in respect of disclosure of information about COVID Death in Odisha .
Assuming that the filling of straight RTI application seeking information about COVID death in Odisha may not yield any result. Multiple RTI applications were filed seeking the said information in different ways. RTI Applications were submitted to five Municipal Corporations ( because maximum COVID deaths were reported in big cities) seeking information about total general deaths, no. of Applications filed for death certificate, no.of applications received from Private hospitals for death certificate and total no. of death certificates issued . Bhubaneswar Municipal corporation was especially asked about total no. of dead bodies cremated in Satya Nagar crematorium ground ( because all COVID dead bodies were cremated in Satya Nagar).
On 17.2.21, the PIO, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation provided the following information.
|
Month |
Application received for death certificate |
Certificate issued |
|
January, 20 |
718 |
718 |
|
February,20 |
865 |
865 |
|
March 20 |
410 |
410 |
|
April ,20 |
76 |
76 |
|
May,20 |
266 |
266 |
|
June,20 |
801 |
801 |
|
July,20 |
402 |
402 |
|
August,20 |
864 |
864 |
|
September,20 |
1096 |
1096 |
|
Total |
5498 |
5498 |
Information on Name of the Hospitals from which no. of deaths were reported to BMC
|
Month |
Hospital Name |
Applications received for death certificate |
Certificate issued |
|
Jan. to September,20 |
SUM Hospital |
1198 |
1198 |
|
DO |
KIMS Hospital |
823 |
823 |
|
DO |
Kalinga Hopsital |
147 |
147 |
|
DO |
AMRI Hospital |
422 |
422 |
|
DO |
Hi-tech Hospital |
412 |
412 |
|
DO |
Nilachal Hospital |
104 |
104 |
|
DO |
Vivekanand Hospital |
133 |
133 |
|
Jan,20 |
BMC Hospital |
1 |
1 |
|
Feb.20 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
March,20 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
April,20 |
- |
- |
|
|
May,20 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
June,20 |
- |
- |
|
|
August,20 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
September,20 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Total |
3246 |
3246 |
Total No. of Dead bodies received and cremated in Satyanagar crematorium , Bhubaneswar
( Information supplied by BMC on 6.4.21)
|
Month |
Total no. of Dead body cremated |
|
January, 20 |
84 |
|
February,20 |
75 |
|
March,20 |
77 |
|
April,20 |
88 |
|
May,20 |
97 |
|
June,20 |
74 |
|
July,20 |
360 |
|
August,20 |
712 |
|
September,20 |
1288 |
|
October, 20 |
955 |
|
Nov.20 |
442 |
|
December,20 |
221 |
|
|
|
On 2.2.21, Berhampur Municipal Corporation has provided information that they had received only 60 no. of COVID dead bodies from Aswani COVID Hospital, Konisi. It has been cremated in Nilakantheswar Masani.
Information about total deaths has not yet received from Sambalpur Municipal Corporation and Rourkela Municipal Corporation.
Comments
- As per RTI Information, When the Govt. was declaring COVID death 12 to 17 per day in the state, the real COVID death only in Bhubaneswaras was 27 to 30 per day during period of June to October,20. .
- If the said data is taken into consideration, the COVID death rate of per day at present in May 2021 might be more than 200 against official declaration of 15 to 17. That's why the Govt. is going to establish more no. of crematory ground in different districts including Bhubaneswar.
- Suppressing fact about COVID death is designed as image-building exercise of Nabin Patnaik Govt. and show of proof of effective management of COVID situation by the Govt. of Odisha which is false and misleading.
Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date- 17.5.21
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