Mumbai : The hospital staff and patients of Gokuldas Tejpal (GT) and Cama hospital are struggling with acute water shortage with the BMC’s 20% water cut over the past weeks. The water tankers sent by the civic body are hardly fulfilling the requirements of the hospitals, which see large numbers of patients on a daily basis.
Following the heavy rainfall in the last three days, a civic official stated that a reservoir review meeting will be conducted on October 1 to decide on the imposition of water cut for hospitals depending on the availability of water.
The entire city is reeling under 20% water-cut, however, of all the wards, Lokmanya Tilak Nagar and Crowfard Market of A ward are majorly affected. The GT hospital sources stated that Out-Patient Department (OPD), emergency and casualty wards require a large amount of water considering the large number of patients’ admitted.
“The tanker water is not sufficient considering the hospital’s needs. Sometimes we are forced to send patients back as we cannot admit too many patients owing to the limited amount of water. Several times, we doctors have purchased water from outside as there is no water in the hospital,” said a resident doctor from GT Hospital, on the basis of anonymity.
When asked, Assistant Engineer (water department) of A ward, Vaibhav Kenjale, said: “There are specific timings allotted for each hospital wherein they get water to store for their entire day. GT and Cama hospital get water for two hours in the evening and we are also sending them tankers, but if they need more, they should inform us.
“In the reservoir review meeting next month, we will make sure that these hospitals get adequate amount of water as their requirements are of topmost priority to the civic body.”
Manasi Tahalani
