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| Admin fails to tackle rumours over polio drops | | Valley seeks Guv's intervention | | Srinagar, Jan 18: With the police and civil administration in Kashmir on Sunday having failed to tackle the rumor over administration of polio drops, which saw thousands of people rushing to hospitals and many getting injured, the people have appealed Governor NN Vohra to initiate an inquiry and take action over the "administrative slumber." The public opinion is that the police and the civil administration of Kashmir miserably failed to tackle the situation in a timely manner as it "slept over the crises till things went out of hands." Today amid public discussions of the rumor yesterday, social networks remained flooded with criticism against Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and the Inspector General of Police Kashmir range for delayed response to the rumor even as the duo has denied the charges.
"What was the police doing till hundreds thousands of people rushed to hospitals amid panic as there was no proper word of clarification from the Government. Police acted only when the situation was out of control," said a civil society activist on his Facebook wall. An expert on disaster management said, "A few reputed doctors should have been brought live on TV, Radio some taken to FM to afford confidence to the people. Some shots from Anantnag and from Rajouri could have set at rest the rumour mill." His post was responded with a comment from a retired engineer who said "surely heads must roll." The public perception is that the administration slept over the issue and made the announcements only when sea of people had flooded the streets.
The panicky people got onto their own cars or hired private taxis and headed to hospitals. Infants wrapped in several layers of winter clothing were being carried by their parents. Amid the chaos 12 people were injured in Shopian district.
Vehicle carrying the parents and vaccinated children toward the district hospital Shopian skidded off the road near Circuit House, Shopian, injuring 12, six of whom were referred to Srinagar hospitals in view of the severity of their injuries. Faced with this unprecedented situation, the already precarious management system in the hospitals crumbled leading top total chaos in the valley. At SMHS Hospital, doctors tried to convince the people that it was only a rumour, only to be told to "shut up" and threatened with dire consequences if "anything happens to our children".
Elsewhere, some places doctors were beaten by bewildered parents who feared that their children could die anytime. "Governor must probe this mismanagement over rumour which spread like wildfire because had the administration acted wisely the chaos could have been avoided," said a civil society activist. IGP Kashmir SJM Geelani has been saying that there was no lapse on the part of police. The IGP said they "instantly" used all means of communication including radio and television to make people aware that reports about neonate deaths due to polio drops are false. He said "these rumors primarily emanated from social networking sites Facebook and Whatsapp. We will take stern action against those who spread these rumors," he said. |
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