Kavitha calls for safety audits at all govt hospitals in state | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Expressing concern over the deaths of infants at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Telangana Rakshana Sena president Kalvakuntla Kavitha asked chief minister A Revanth Reddy to order an independent third-party audit across all govt hospitals statewide, focusing on maintenance, electrical wiring, air-conditioning safety, and fire-fighting systems. She also asked the state govt to initiate immediate and transparent criminal and disciplinary proceedings against all officials, administrative heads, and agencies whose negligence directly caused the fatal safety lapse.Kavitha, who visited the hospital on Wednesday, wrote a letter to CM, saying the tragic incident resulted in the loss of five infants and left their families shattered. Describing the incident ‘not as an act of God, but as a consequence of “administrative apathy and criminal negligence”, she expressed concern over the deteriorating state of public healthcare infrastructure.The TRS chief asked govt to place the findings of the third-party safety audits in the public domain without delay, so citizens and taxpayers know the exact state of safety in public hospitals.“Ensure that the affected families are provided with the highest tier of financial compensation, and take complete responsibility for covering all medical and rehabilitation costs for other children and infants who suffered trauma or injuries during the evacuation,” Kavitha said in the letter.“The safety of our children and citizens cannot be compromised by bureaucratic delays and systemic indifference,” the letter said, urging the chief minister’s proactive intervention in the matter.