Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Jan 31:

The ailing octogenarian eminent stage artiste, theatre director, artist, painter, and writer- Asim Basu was this evening shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Capital Hospital here after his health condition worsened.

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The veteran stage artiste is suffering from lungs infection, according to hospital sources.

The state government’s Culture department had on January 25 sanctioned an amount of Rs 1 lakh for his treatment after it was reported in the media that his family members had shifted him to their home from a private nursing home owing to shortage of money.

The Khordha district administration too had chipped in Rs 20,000 for the veteran artiste’s treatment.

Also, read:http://odishasuntimes.com/2017/01/25/odisha-govt-extends-help-ailing-artiste-asim-basu/