Bhubaneswar, 16 March (H.S.): Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday constituted a six-member fact-finding committee to investigate the fire incident at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack that reportedly claimed 10 lives.

Development Commissioner Deoranjan Kumar Singh has been appointed as the chairman of the committee.

Other members of the panel include Fire Services IG Umashankar Dash, Chief Electrical Inspector and EIC Barada Prasanna Dash, EIC of the Urban Public Health Department Biranchi Narayan Pradhan, Chief Engineer (Buildings) Priyabrata Samantaray, and Director of Medical Education and Training Prof. (Dr.) Santosh Kumar Mishra.

The committee has been directed to visit the hospital and carry out an on-site inspection. It will submit its report to Chief Secretary Anu Garg by Monday evening.

The panel has been tasked with examining the cause of the incident, assessing the circumstances that led to the fire, and recommending measures to prevent such tragedies in the future.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Monalisa Panda