136>April 15, 2007
To
The Deputy Commissioner, Kapurthala,
The Deputy Director, Department Of Local Bodies, Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar.
The Sub Divisional Magistrate, Phagwara,
Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Phagwara.
President, Municipal Council Phagwara.
The Civil Surgeon, Kapurthala.
The Senior Medical Officer, Phagwara.
SUB: HOW MUCH PEOPLE WILL DIE DUE TO WATER BORNE DISEASES LIKE THE DEATH OF ROONA 鈥?DIED ON 13TH APRIL 2007 DUE TO VIRAL HEPATITIS A- RESIDENT OF MANSA DEVI LOCALITY OF PHAGWARA
Dear Sirs,
I, Rajneesh Madhok, resident of Nehru Nagar, Street No. 2, Railway Road, Phagwara. Ph. 01824-262569 (O), 268210 (R), 94173-06415 (Mobile), Tele-fax: 01824-262569, E-mail: madhok_rajneesh@vsnl.net wrote in my articles published in various newspapers and periodicals and personally wrote to yourgoodselves about the deteriorated sanitation facilities in Phagwara but to no vain.
Please note that I am a Registered Member of Core Centre (Consumer On-line Resource %26amp; Empowerment Centre) supported by Ministry Of Consumer Affair, Food %26amp; Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs, Govt. of India, Managed by Consumer Coordination Council. ( For detail Kindly visit www.core.nic.in ) %26amp; Karamayaog.org an N.G.O. working for social %26amp; civic issues and is partner with anti corruption bureau via Mumbai. (For detail kindly visit www.karmayog.org )
Sirs, the death of 35-year-old Roona, due to hepatitis yesterday has led to panic among residents of Mansa Devi locality here. Following the public outcry, health and civic authorities should initiate some preventive measures. Roona was admitted in the Civil Hospital yesterday morning under suspicion that she was afflicted with jaundice. Later, she was found to be suffering from Viral hepatitis-A.
Sirs, hundreds of residents of Phagwara town, including those from localities like Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, Shivpuri, Rattanpura, Onkar Nagar, Industrial Area, Bhagatpura and Mansa Devi Nagar, were suffering from various water-borne diseases including jaundice, gastroenteritis and viral fever. Lack of sanitation, drainage and blocking and overflowing of sewerage system of several places were main reasons behind the mess.
Despite the seriousness of the situation, the authorities of the Phagwara Nagar Council and the health department those have been interviewed by me in the past months like President, Nagar Council, Executive Officer Nagar Council, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Phagwara and Senior Medical Officer, Phagwara and have been published in the Newspaper and periodicals with my name as well had been claiming that the situation is under control.
Doctors of Civil Hospital who were treating the deceased said she was transfused two bottles of blood. Ashok Kumar, husband of Roona, who was attending on her, was suffering from jaundice as well. On enquiry from Ashok Kumar he told that he had brought his wife to the hospital in an unconscious condition a day before.
Sirs, the Lab technician Mrs. Tarsem Kaur %26amp; her son Rohit are also getting treatment in Private Room No. 1 of the hospital. Both are being treated for jaundice. Both of them are also the residents of Mansa Devi Nagar. Sirs, dozens of residents of that locality are suffering from jaundice.
Kapurthala Civil Surgeon Dr. Avtar Singh admitted that the deceased had been suffering from water borne diseases.
Sirs, in Phagwara the cases of diarrhea, malaria, intestinal helminthes (Hook work disease) that leads to severe consequences such as cognitive impairment massive dysentery or anemia %26amp; Hepatitis A. (The disease with which she was found to be suffering) is spreading like anything due to lack of SAFE DRINKING WATER, SANITATION %26amp; BASIC HEALTH CARE.
Sirs, for the urban poor, the living conditions are the worst. If this problem could not be addressed to in an adequate %26amp; timely manner serial deaths %26amp; associated health consequences will follow. Air pollution causes chronic %26amp; acute respiratory diseases, vantilatory malfunction, heart diseases, cancer of lungs due to Industrial Pollution by the heavy industries within the highly congested and prone areas of the town. All the three Mills like JCT Phagwara, Wahid %26amp; Sandher Sughar Mill Phagwara (Formerly Jagatjit Sugar Mill) and Sukhjit Starch %26amp; Chemical Industries Phagwara and number of industries of world repute are situated at the Prime and congested residential areas of Phagwara.
Sirs, due to in adequate access to clean drinking water everybody of the town looks like a patient. Hargobind Nagar is the posh locality of the town developed by Improvement Trust. This colony had been developed for residential purpose. But now it has turned to a colony of Nursing Homes with the connivance of the officials. The hospital wastes being generated by the mushrooming growth of these Nursing Homes pose a special risk and has the potential to take epidemic form.
I personally brought these civic issues in the knowledge of civic authorities but no action had been made so far.
Kindly look in to the matter seriously for the lives of lakhs of people.
I am confident that you will agree that resolving these problems are of great value. So, it is requested to you all to please to give prompt attention.
Thanking you in advance for your help and cooperation.
Rajneesh Madhok,
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