A team of BJP leaders visited Barbil to take stock of the dengue situation in which more than 200 people have been affected in last four days.
About 12 affected people have been been shifted to SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack.
The team visited Ward 4, 10 and 15 and the Barbil Government hospital and talked to patients.
The team alleged that inadequate number of doctors and beds and lack of Government pathology lab for blood tests have put problems for the patients. The patients have been spending more paying high charges for blood tests in private pathology labs.
The team comprised Remuna MlA Gobinda Das, party vice-presidents Bishnu Sethy and Raj Kishore Dash, general secretary Ananta Naik, former MlA Mohan Charan Majhi, secretary Sobham Moahnty, Maheswar Sahoo, Krishak Mrcha, Keonjhar district president Radhakanta Mahanta, Barabil Municipality Chariman Dilip Kumar Mishra and town president Nilamber Mahanta.
It may be noted that neither local MlA Sanatan Mahakud nor MP Sakuntala laguri has visited Barbil now.