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Bindu's daughter admitted again to Kottayam MCH for treatment
Kottayam/Kozhikode: Navami, daughter of Thalayolaparambu-native D Bindu, who was killed in the medical college hospital building collapse, was admitted again to Kottayam MCH for further treatment on Monday.
District collector John V Samuel visited her in the morning.
She was admitted to the casualty wing CS4 ward of the hospital. The district collector was accompanied by medical college principal Dr Varghese P Punnose and superintendent Dr T K Jayakumar. Samuel told Navami's relatives that all treatment facilities were assured by the govt. The collector also spoke with Navami's relative, Divya.
Navami was admitted to the MCH on July 1 for surgery.
She was accompanied by her parents Visruthan and Bindu and Divya, who is the daughter of Bindu's sister, Renuka. Bindu was killed in the building collapse on July 3. Navami was brought back home that evening.
Ports minister V N Vasavan also visited Navami at the hospital on Monday.
Protests continue across state
Meanwhile, a march taken out by BJP to the general hospital demanding health minister Veena George's resignation turned violent in Alappuzha on Monday.
Two workers, including BJP central region president N Hari, were injured after the workers clashed with police.
The march, which started from BJP district committee office, was stopped by police by putting up barricades in front of the hospital. The workers, including women, jumped over the barricades and entered the hospital compound. Violence erupted as police tried to forcibly remove the workers. More force arrived, and the workers were removed from the place.
In Kozhikode, the Youth Congress protest march to the district collectorate demanding the resignation of Veena turned tense with protesters clashing with police and blocking the national highway. The march was inaugurated near the civil station by DCC president K Praveen Kumar.
He alleged that the Congress will not rest until Veena resigns and held her primarily responsible for the issues plaguing the Kozhikode medical college as well.
Tension escalated when protesters attempted to breach police barricades, leading to a scuffle. The agitators then vandalized a flex board near the civil station bearing the image of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. As the situation intensified, police deployed water cannons to disperse the crowd.
Protesters who blocked the highway were taken into custody and removed by police.
Compound wall collapse at Koz MCH
Meanwhile, a portion of the compound wall of Kozhikode govt medical college collapsed on Monday night.
The laterite wall, which was built decades ago, near dental college collapsed and fell onto the main road side. No one was injured in the incident but two vehicles parked nearby sustained minor damage. Locals said they had been raising the danger posed by the old wall but no action was taken.
