“We have been told that BRD witnessed disturbance in liquid oxygen supply since last night as firm withdrew supply owing to non-payment,” he said. But it denied receiving the money.”The relative of a child who died at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur. This is the second time the company has cut oxygen supply, after April last year when it owed Rs 50 lakh. The BRD medical college has been recording deaths of children from mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis and acute encephalitis syndrome for years. During his visit to the medical college on Wednesday, he warned officials of strict action if any irregularity was detected in the treatment of the patients.

Source: Hindustan Times August 11, 2017 13:47 UTC