UP CM Yogi blames sanitation for Gorakhpur kids' deaths
UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that open defecation and lack of proper sanitation were the main reasons behind recent deaths of over 60 children suffering from encephalitis in the state-run Gorakhpur hospital. He added that encephalitis had been a challenge since 1978. This comes after UP government refuted disruption of oxygen supply as the reason for the deaths.