Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Kavitha Demands ₹50 Lakh Compensation After Adilabad Hospital Fire
A fire happened in the SNCU ward at RIMS hospital in Adilabad.
K. Kavitha visited the hospital after the incident.
She asked the Telangana government to give ₹50 lakh to each family that lost someone.
Kavitha said poor maintenance may have contributed to the fire.
She also said the hospital did not have enough electricians and staff.
She alleged that RIMS had not received enough money for development.
Kavitha criticized Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for not visiting the hospital.
She later met a family in Ginnera village whose infant died in the incident.
Former MLC K. Kavitha visited RIMS, Adilabad, after a fire in the SNCU ward.
She demanded ₹50 lakh compensation for each bereaved family.
Kavitha attributed the incident to alleged maintenance negligence by the state government.
She alleged that RIMS lacked sufficient electricians, staff and development funds.
Kavitha later consoled a family in Ginnera village that lost an infant in the fire.
- Who
- Former MLC and Telangana Rakshana Samiti chief K. Kavitha, bereaved families, and the Telangana state government.
- What
- Kavitha visited RIMS after an SNCU ward fire and demanded ₹50 lakh compensation for each bereaved family.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- RIMS in Adilabad and Ginnera village in Indravelli.
- Why
- Kavitha said alleged maintenance negligence, inadequate staffing and insufficient funding contributed to the incident.
- Incident site
- SNCU ward, RIMS, Adilabad
- Compensation sought
- ₹50 lakh for each bereaved family
- Visitor
- K. Kavitha
- Alleged cause
- Negligence in maintenance
- Staffing concern
- Insufficient electricians and medical-service staff, according to Kavitha
- Additional concern
- Insufficient government funds for RIMS development, according to Kavitha
- Family visited
- Kumra Shekubai and Dinesh of Ginnera village, who lost their infant