As part of his investigations into the SUM Hospital fire tragedy, the Central Division Revenue Commissioner (RDC) AB Otta has invited sworn affidavits from public. A notification issued by the office of the RDC here on Tuesday asked the interested individuals and organisations to submit their affidavits at the commission’s office hdere by November 3.
Following the September 17 tragedy, the Government has ordered for an inquiry under Commission of Enquiry Act of 1952 and appointed the RDC as its commissioner. While the office of the commission will function from here, the RDC’s Secretary has been appointed as its secretary. Among the terms of references, the commission has been asked to find out the causes of the fire mishap and whether the hospital was adequately equipped to avert such types of mishap. The commission has also been asked to ascertain whether the hospital had obtained the requisite licences from different agencies and whether it was meeting the mandatory fire safety norms as prescribed by the State Fire Service department.
Inviting affidavits, the RDC informed that soon after receiving the affidavits, he would record the statements of the witnesses immediately and try to submit the report to the Government within the stipulated period of two months.