Bhubaneswar, July 14 -- By Ashutosh Mishra

Bhubaneswar: It was heart-warming to read about Malkangiri collector, Manish Agrawal's wife having a safe delivery at the district headquarters hospital. Agrawal's decision to get his pregnant wife admitted to a hospital that had received a lot of negative publicity only three years ago following a string of Japanese Encephalitis deaths, the victims being children, was not only courageous but also foresighted from the point of view of an administrator. It will help restore people's confidence in the hospital's infrastructure and the ability of its doctors.

This is extremely important considering that Malkangiri is a backward district, a part of the infamous KBK belt, where less than satisfactory ...