Malnutrition deaths: Odisha HC seeks report from Jajpur collector

By Express News Service

CUTTACK:  Acute malnutrition and lack of life of youngsters on account of it in villages beneath Danagadi block of Jajpur district has come into focus with the Orissa High Court on Monday directing the district collector to submit a report on it.

Acting on a PIL, the division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Gourishankar Satapathy directed every the secretaries of state and Union Women and Child Development departments to file their respective affidavits giving parawise reply to the petition not later than May 15.  Both had been moreover directed to be present in courtroom docket on digital mode all through listening to on the matter on May 18.

“In the meanwhile, Collector of Jajpur will visit the Danagadi Block, particularly the affected villages including Ghatisahi along with the CDMO and submit a report before the next date (May 18),” the bench directed.

Mantu Das, a Jajpur-based social activist, filed the petition highlighting the large number of youngsters affected by acute malnutrition in seven villages – Ghatisahi, Kiajhar, Salinjagha, Nadiabhanga, Dhuligarh, Chania and Anagundi and  the deaths of Arjun Hembam at Ghatisahi and Subhalaxmi Tiria at Trijangha on account of it.

The petition sought course for Rs 5 lakh compensation to the households of each of the children who’ve died on account of malnutrition and Rs 3 lakh compensation for the households affected by malnutrition.
While seeking judicial intervention, the petitioner said the state of affairs in these villages is “very grim and if immediate steps are not taken to rescue the children suffering from malnutrition, then more deaths are expected to happen in near future”. Advocate Arfraaz Suhail made submissions on behalf of the petitioner.

The petition sought course to establish community-based kitchen throughout the affected villages to supply free meals to all these affected by malnutrition the petition moreover anticipated free ration to those people not lower than for 3 months. 

According to the petition, solely 160 out of 309 villagers in Ghatisahi have Aadhar taking part in playing cards due to which a majority of the households are deprived of month-to-month ration supplied beneath public distribution system. The petitioner moreover sought course to instantly shift the children affected by malnutrition to the closest dietary rehabilitation centre (NRC) and arrange NRCs in each block of the district. 

CUTTACK:  Acute malnutrition and lack of life of youngsters on account of it in villages beneath Danagadi block of Jajpur district has come into focus with the Orissa High Court on Monday directing the district collector to submit a report on it.

Acting on a PIL, the division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice Gourishankar Satapathy directed every the secretaries of state and Union Women and Child Development departments to file their respective affidavits giving parawise reply to the petition not later than May 15.  Both had been moreover directed to be present in courtroom docket on digital mode all through listening to on the matter on May 18.

“In the meanwhile, Collector of Jajpur will visit the Danagadi Block, particularly the affected villages including Ghatisahi along with the CDMO and submit a report before the next date (May 18),” the bench directed.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Mantu Das, a Jajpur-based social activist, filed the petition highlighting the large number of youngsters affected by acute malnutrition in seven villages – Ghatisahi, Kiajhar, Salinjagha, Nadiabhanga, Dhuligarh, Chania and Anagundi and  the deaths of Arjun Hembam at Ghatisahi and Subhalaxmi Tiria at Trijangha on account of it.

The petition sought course for Rs 5 lakh compensation to the households of each of the children who’ve died on account of malnutrition and Rs 3 lakh compensation for the households affected by malnutrition.
While seeking judicial intervention, the petitioner said the state of affairs in these villages is “very grim and if immediate steps are not taken to rescue the children suffering from malnutrition, then more deaths are expected to happen in near future”. Advocate Arfraaz Suhail made submissions on behalf of the petitioner.

The petition sought course to establish community-based kitchen throughout the affected villages to supply free meals to all these affected by malnutrition the petition moreover anticipated free ration to those people not lower than for 3 months. 

According to the petition, solely 160 out of 309 villagers in Ghatisahi have Aadhar taking part in playing cards due to which a majority of the households are deprived of month-to-month ration supplied beneath public distribution system. The petitioner moreover sought course to instantly shift the children affected by malnutrition to the closest dietary rehabilitation centre (NRC) and arrange NRCs in each block of the district.