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After Gorakhpur tragedy, CM Adityanath declares war against encephalitis

Over 60 children died at BRD Medical College due to an alleged shortage of oxygen supply

Yogi Adityanath, UP CM, Adityanath
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath during the 71st Independence Day function in Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday called for a collective war against fatal diseases such as encephalitis after the death of over 60 children in less than a week at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur. 

The deaths were allegedly caused due to the shortage of oxygen supply at the hospital.

In his maiden Independence Day speech, CM Adityanath said that the remedy to such diseases was present in the central government’s "Swacch Bharat Mission" that focuses on improving hygiene and sanitation standards across the country. The flagship programme of the Narendra Modi-led central government was a mass movement