They are a personification of values practised by the State's nurses: Oommen Chandy
Kerala will accord official recognition of the great sacrifice made by the two staff nurses from the State, who laid down their lives saving eight patients during Friday's fire at AMRI Hospitals in Kolkata.
The official declaration of the recognition will be made after a Cabinet meeting next week, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told The Hindu here on Sunday.
“The nursing fraternity from Kerala is acclaimed the world over for its commitment to the profession and a humane attitude towards patients. The two women are the personification of the values practised by the community,” he said.
West Bengal authorities had promised to make arrangements for bringing the bodies of Remya Rajappan, 24, and P.K. Vineetha (Monikkutty), 23, to Kerala.
The funeral of Remya, daughter of Rajappan and Usha of Mecharil House at Uzhavoor, will be held in the 12-cent compound of her decrepit house. Usha collapsed on hearing the news of her daughter's death. Remya had just then made a farewell call, and the mother is yet to recover from the shock. She was taken to the primary health centre nearby and later to a private hospital before she was discharged on Friday night.
Ever since her husband died nearly five years ago, Usha had been making a living as a daily wage labourer. Her only hope was in the education of her children, Rajesh and Remya.
With both children getting employed, the family was looking forward to better days when the tragedy struck.
Funeral
The funeral of Vineetha, daughter of Kunjumon and Mary of Pulickal House at Kothanallore, will be held at the Parel Church Cemetery at Chamakkala by Monday noon.
The health of her mother, who had been ill for the past many months, deteriorated after hearing the news of Vineetha's death. She has been admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam. Mr. Kunjumon and Vineetha's younger sister, Vidya, also a nursing student, are with her.
Nurses bodies arrive
Correspondent reports from Nedumbassery:
The bodies of Vineetha and Remya, who were charred to death in the fire at the Advanced Medical Research Institute (AMRI) Hospitals in Kolkata, were brought here on Sunday. The coffins that arrived here in a Jet Airways flight were received at the airport by a battery of political leaders led by Mr. Chandy. Remya's brother Rajesh and Vineetha's uncle Vijayan accompanied the bodies. “They pulled out eight of the nine patients in the noxious smoke-filled female ward and succumbed to the smoke and heat when they went up to save the ninth patient who had suffered a fracture,” the Chief Minister said. The government would grant them compensation. A decision in this regard would be taken at the next Cabinet meeting. Of the 20 people injured in the fire, 17 were Keralites and the government would offer all assistance to their families.
The bodies were later taken to their home towns in Kottayam district by 8.10 p.m. in a huge convoy of vehicles. The funeral will be held on Monday in their respective villages.Union Minister Vayalar Ravi, State Finance Minister K.M. Mani and State Revenue Minister Thiruvanchiyoor Radhakrishnan were among those who paid homage.
Keywords: AMRI Hospital fire, Nurses, Sacrifice, Recognition, Oommen Chandy
The commitment displayed by the two young women is exemplary and stands out as the highest tradition of their profession. Sacrificing ones own life for others is something rarely seen these days. RIP
It is the extreme form of human compassion shown by Vineeta and Remya, it is not easy to do this selfless sacrifice. These two are living gods in our eyes. I pray almighty for their soul and condole their families at this loss of their beloved ones.
It matters very little for the departed souls of the two young nurses whether the rest of the nation recognizes them to praise them or not. By their action the nurses have proved they are far above the mundane fortune or fame. Their moral ascendency is unquestionable. Pertinent question is not whether they deserve any commendation but it is whether the nation deserves those nurses who were incidentally young enough to be my granddaughters.
Remya and Vineetha showed us what true selfgiving love is! Their souls
will now be with the LORD in their eternal abode.
Let this sacrifice be a lesson to all the staff in the medical field what should be there duty. Think before you go out in the streets on strikes leaving poor patients suffering on there bed in your hospital
Feel very sad. We must salute these lady nurses who unlike others did not run away and completed their duty with courage & gave extreme sacrfice. West Bangal Government should show some respect by giving them reward for their examplary work. I pray the Almighty for their soul and sincerely condole their families at this loss of their beloved ones.
Society should recognize selfless service from the nursing staffs. And should stand with them for their fight for minimum wages and other basic rights.
Many deaths due to fire are related to inhaling obnoxious smoke where people faint and get engulfed by the fire. Everyone should be educated on the perils when fire break out whether indoor or outdoors. Indirect deaths due to fire are more than direct deaths due to sudden flames. These nurses should have taken some precautions when they went to rescue the patients. I have seen nurses in gulf countries undergoing BLS ( Basic Life Support ) courses. However probably the nurses must have ingored their life stakes when the cries of the helpless patients touched their hearts. We bow our heads with respect to the brave nurses and pray for the sweet repose of their souls and for hope and strength to the bereaved families.
May Almighty bless eternal peace to the departed souls and give the bereaved families courage to withstand the loss. Kerala should be known not just God's own Country, but also as the Land of Nightingales, in recognition of the services its daughters render to humanity the world over.
I have tears in my eyes after reading the herioc works of our two nurses who sacrificed their life trying to save the life of others. These nurses stood for life and witnessed a great Pro-Life work in their lives . I believe that by sacrificing their own earthly life they sould be rejoicing in heaven with their HEAVENLY FATHER in their eternal life .
Vineetha and Ramya have followed the footsteps of St.Mother Theresa in Human Service. Because of their selfless service they have made every Indian sit up and think of these great souls. Our heartfelt condolences to the family members.
Kerala nurses are known the world over for their commitment to patient care. I hope
these politicians don't derive political milage from the incident.....
One needs a big heart to make such a sacrifice. These girls have lived their purpose. May be some people are meant to die a valiant death. I salute to the two women. Nurses have proved that they have a heart of gold. May the souls rest in peace.
May their soul rest in peace. My heartfelt condolence to their family
members.
The deceased nurses courage and humane nature must be a good message to
people all over the world. They lost their lives while saving the lives
of others shows their love and humane attitude to mankind. Certainly,
these deceased nurses deserve posthumous gallantry award from the
government
The two young female staff nurses- Remya and Vineetha hailing from the state of Kerala had become martyrs as they valued their professional obligation at a higher level than to save their own life by running away from the inferno. They made extreme sacrifice by saving as many lives they could within the notch of the moment and became the embodiment of their profession. It is unfortunate that these two nurses had to sacrifice their lives at a time when they were actually sought after by their poor families. West Bengal government must also take note of their sacrifice in the right prospective and do all requisite assistance to the respective families and show respects to the departed souls.
We have to Salute this selfless dedication of the courageous ladies. They have placed the welfare of their patients upfront and they should get full respect for that from the state and the state has the same responsiblity to support thier famlies..
Very often India is totally heartless. Hope these young brave and selfless souls will be honoured and rewarded for their courage. Its their kins which need immediate help and assistance.May their souls rest in peace.
Hi,
I want to request to kerala govt pls do one favour for her membor of family to provide the job.
May their soul rest in peace!
I take this opportunity to bow before the nurses who lost
their life while saving the lives of others. How many people have
this kind of self sacrificing attitude and courage? While they were
saving the lives of others, they did not think of their lives. This
must be a good message to all people in the world.
By risking their life and saving the patients, needs courage and good heart. their sacrifice has to be suitably recognized. may their soul rest in peace. They really lived to their noble profession. Their parents should be really proud, though it is a personal loss. My condolence to their family members.
Hats off to Remya and Vineetha. Hope the Kerala government will keep its words.
I salute the dedication of the departed souls. They have set an example for others to follow.I am myself witness as well as beneficiary of the nursing care provided selflessly by nurses from Kerala and hence have first hand knowledge about thier devotion to duty as well as the patient being nursed by them.
May their souls rest in peace.
I have no words of mine to describe the courage and the sacrifice made by these young nurses or the heroic deeds of the slum dwellers near the hospital.Hence below I am quoting from Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas gray and from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The entire nation should salute with humility and gratitude these brave unselfish people.Very many elders,intellectuals and ivory tower philosophers can learn from these brave young people. May their souls rest in peace.
1.Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,
Their homely joys, and destiny obscure;
Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile
The short and simple annals of the Poor.
2.Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear:
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
3.His life was gentle, and the elements
So mix’d in him, that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, “This was a man!”
Very tragic. Great souls. Both Kolkata government, Kerala government should compensate
immediately their families by paying at least Rs. 15 lacs minimum. Praying God nothing
should happen hereafter like this.
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