Better health services for gas victims

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Conditions of the hospital would be improved to provide better services to the gas victims at the gas relief hospitals, said Minister of State for Gas Relief and Rehabilitation and Cooperatives (independent charge) Vishwas Sarang.

The organisations working for the gas victims have been engaged in the dialogue which would help in identifying their needs and would help in working towards the benefit of the gas victims.

On being asked that the potable water near the Union Carbide factory is polluted and even after so many years the people of the area are left with no option but to drink the water Sarang said that most of the areas near the Union Carbide factory have been provided with Narmada water supply line and work to provide Narmada water supply line in other areas is undergoing.

The state government would work for making proper arrangements of the health facilities established in the city for the gas victims, he said.

Answering to query regarding victims who have not received compensation  Sarang said that work to provide relief to those victims would be done.

Employment to the gas victims at hospitals and establishments meant with the aim to support the gas victims would be increased. ICMR would help in the research which would be made for the betterment of the gas victims, he added.

Sarang said that the arrangements to raise the level of services at all the hospitals of Gas victims would be made.

Based on the past experience needs would be addressed which would a help for the Gas victims.

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