Minor girl dies of Dengue in Bhubaneswar 

A minor girl of Khandagiri Dharma Vihar area in Bhubaneswar on Sunday died allegedly due to Dengue. 

The deceased has been identified as a seven-year-old girl of Dharma Vihar area under Ward No-63 of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). The deceased’s family members alleged that she died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital. 

“My granddaughter suffered from fever. When I asked them (hospital authorities) to discharge her so that I could take her to somewhere else, they told us not to get impatient,” said the deceased’s grandfather. 

When asked, Ward No-63’s corporator Sujata Chhotray said, “I am also surprised after hearing the news. I am visiting my ward. Our sanitary inspector is also visiting the ward. Awareness is being created among the people. If people don’t follow what they have been asked to, what can we do?”

After the onset of the monsoon, Dengue is alleged to be raising its tentacles in Old Town, Nayapalli, Khandagiri and Dharma Vihar areas in Bhubaneswar. 

However, neither the BMC nor the hospital authorities could be contacted for their reactions on the allegation of Dengue death.