Overview

• On May 26, four pregnant women delivered babies at Beruarbari Primary Health Centre using their mobile phone torches after the facility lost electricity.
• A recently installed ₹20-lakh solar power plant at the centre failed to operate during the outage.
• Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sanjeev Barman reported that a diesel generator and fuel were onsite but remained unused.
• A three-member committee led by the deputy chief medical officer has been tasked with investigating the incident and promised strict action against those responsible.
• At Sonbarsa community health centre, two doctors and two nurses were suspended after a woman gave birth on the road when staff refused her admission.