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Collector K. Vetri Selvi has ordered a probe into the alarming fig of abortions registered successful the past 9 months successful K.R. Puram Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) successful Eluru district.
ITDA officials said that 281 abortions occurred and 319 childbirths went unregistered successful the tribal habitations during that period, astatine a reappraisal gathering connected K.R. Puram connected Saturday. The Collector, meanwhile, expressed dissatisfaction implicit the mediocre aesculapian facilities successful the authorities hospitals located astatine the Agency areas successful the district.
Ms. Vetri Selvi expressed choler astatine the ITDA Deputy District Medical and Health Officer (Deputy DM&HO) Dr. Suresh Kumar erstwhile helium failed to supply a due reply regarding abortions, the presumption of immunisation, sickle-cell anaemia patients, and the attraction being extended to Adivasis successful the tribal habitations.
The Collector directed Eluru territory DM&HO Dr. Amrutam to behaviour a case-wise enquiry connected the 281 abortions recorded successful the ITDA and taxable a report. She besides ordered departmental enactment against Dr. Suresh Kumar.
She past asked the ITDA Project Officer K. Ramulu Naik wherefore an Accounts Officer (AO) had not been appointed, contempt the erstwhile 1 being transferred 3 months ago.
Ms. Vetri Selvi said that funds successful the ITDA should beryllium spent lone aft obtaining support from the District Collector, failing which enactment would beryllium taken against the officials concerned. She besides reviewed the advancement of assorted payment schemes and improvement works being taken up successful the tribal villages.
