Youth Congress chief flags structural lapses at PMSSY block of Kozhikode MCH

Youth Congress State basic secretary and Kozhikode District Panchayat member V.P. Dulkhifil has claimed that the May 2 hearth outbreak on the PMSSY block of the Government Medical College Hospital was a “man-made incident”, citing the structural issues within the constructing.

Quoting from an inquiry report ready by Sub-Collector Harshil R. Meena, which was submitted to the upper authorities in May itself, he stated on Sunday that regardless of a warning by the district collector on May 27,2024, highlighting a excessive danger of fireplace on the campus, a number of statutory clearances weren’t obtained. These included an occupancy certificates, hearth security no-objection certificates, and licence for lifts.

“The UPS room the place the incident occurred was not a part of the initially accepted hearth security plan. It was created by altering the designated OP and preparation rooms with out acquiring revised hearth security sanction for the modified structure,” the inquiry report stated. It additionally stated that the glass panel of the UPS room was damaged by the panicked hospital employees throughout the incident permitting the smoke to unfold to different areas. “In this case, not breaking the door might need contained the smoke for an extended interval and offered extra time for rescue. Also, the UPS room was not related to the constructing administration system,” the report stated.

Quoting from the report, Mr. Dulkhifil stated that the final upkeep of the UPS and the battery system was carried out on November 12,2024. The batteries had been over three years outdated and one among them was weak. Though a substitute was really useful, it was not carried out. The UPS room, though related to the central air-conditioning, lacked correct synthetic air flow, and didn’t meet National Building Code, 2016, requirements, he added.