Kendrapara: As many as 11 infants admitted at the Nutri Rehabilitation Center in the Infection unit of Kendrapara district headquarters hospital premises had a close shave as a portion of roof plaster collapsed Thursday. Only one infant sustained injuries, District Collector Amrit Ruturaj said. Panic struck among the patients and their attendants after a portion of plaster of the Nutri Rehabilitation Center roof that was constructed a few months back collapsed. The locals alleged that sub-standard work has been done in the construction of the new district headquarters hospital. The hospital authority soon after the incident shifted the infants and children to other wards.
District Collector Amrit Ruturaj has directed the executive engineer of the Works department to rush to the spot and submit a report after inspecting the portion of collapsed roof plaster. It may be noted here that the principal secretary of the Works department last Thursday placed three engineers under suspension with immediate effect for gross negligence in duty as one prestressed concrete girder in the HL bridge over the Gobari River recently caved in.