Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Kanpur CMO Rejects Claims Of Expired Syrup At Flood Camp
A report said flood victims in Kanpur may have received expired syrup.
The medicine was Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole IP Syrup.
Kanpur’s Chief Medical Officer, Indradev Singh, investigated the claim.
He said the syrup was not handed out at the September 2 relief camp.
Officials checked medicine records and the camp’s stock register.
They found no entry showing that this syrup was distributed there.
Records showed the medicine arrived in 2025 and was sent to health centres by March 2025.
The CMO therefore called the allegations baseless.
Kanpur CMO Indradev Singh called allegations of expired syrup distribution baseless.
An investigation found no record of the syrup being distributed at the September 2 flood relief camp.
The syrup was received at Kanpur’s drug warehouse in 2025 and distributed to health centres by March 2025.
Officials said the batch was not currently available at any Community Health Centre or Primary Health Centre.
The flood-relief stock register contained no entry for Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole IP Syrup.
- Who
- Kanpur Chief Medical Officer Indradev Singh and the Kanpur health department.
- What
- An investigation found no departmental evidence that Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole IP Syrup was distributed at the flood relief camp.
- When
- The relief camp was held on September 2, 2026; the clarification was reported on September 10, 2026.
- Where
- Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, including the Kanpur drug warehouse and health centres.
- Why
- The investigation was conducted to examine allegations that expired syrup had been distributed to flood victims.
Allegation
Official Investigation
Whether expired syrup was distributed
Allegation
The reported allegation claimed that expired Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole IP Syrup was distributed to flood victims at the September 2 relief camp.
Official Investigation
The CMO said the allegation was baseless because departmental records, medicine stock information, and the flood-relief register showed no such distribution.
- Official
- Indradev Singh, Chief Medical Officer, Kanpur Nagar
- Medicine
- Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole IP Syrup
- Relief camp date
- September 2, 2026
- Investigation finding
- No record showed the syrup was distributed at the camp
- Medicine received
- The syrup was received at the Kanpur drug warehouse in 2025
- Distribution to health centres
- Records show distribution to Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres by March 2025
- Stock status
- The batch was reportedly unavailable at all Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres