In a rare display of personal intervention and public responsibility, Biju Janata Dal MLA Rupesh Panigrahi has stepped in to restore a defunct oxygen plant at the Gajapati District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in Paralakhemundi, easing the suffering of critically ill patients and potentially saving several
lives.
Deeply concerned over reports of patients being denied oxygen due to the non-functioning facility, the local legislator chose to act swiftly, bearing the cost of repairs from his own pocket.
The gesture has drawn widespread appreciation from residents across the district.