Man with diarrhoea dies day after leaving hosp

TNN | Apr 4, 2020, 04:34 IST

Mysuru: A 45-year-old man suffering from diarrhoea died at Heggadahalli village in Nanjangud taluk on Thursday, allegedly due to the negligence of panchayat officials. In the same village, 15 people have been discharged from hospitals after getting treatment for diarrhoea.
Even though people at Heggadahalli village had complained to panchayat officials that a drainage got blocked near the borewell from where drinking water is supplied to the villages, the officials didn’t bother to repair it. Due to their negligence, on March 31, 15 of them complained of vomiting and loose motion. Soon they were taken to Hullali hospital, KR Hospital and General Hospital in Nanjangud. Swamy, 45, was among the 15 who got admitted for diarrhoea. He was discharged from hospital on April 1. However, a day later he died.
Dr Umesh, district cholera control officer, told TOI: “On March 31, nearly 15 people who were complaining of vomiting and loose motion from Heggadahalli got admitted to three different hospitals. Immediately along with our DHO, Dr Venkatesh, we rushed to the village where we came to know that the drainage line next to the borewell was defunct. Though the villagers have complained about the issue to panchayat, they did not take measures to repair the same.