Mumbai: For the past month, Cama Hospital located barely 100 meters from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters has been grappling with a severe water shortage. Despite the hospital administration raising the issue with the BMC’s A Ward office, no resolution has been found. The ward officials attributed the problem to internal pipeline issues. However, the hospital clarified that the pipelines were recently replaced and the real issue lies in low-pressure water supply.
As a result, the hospital — which caters to maternity, cancer, and non-cancer surgeries and has high water consumption — has been forced to rely on water tankers to meet its daily needs.
Daily Needs Disrupted, Operations Affected
According to hospital administration, they have been facing severe water problem for the last one months. Dr Tushar Palve, Hospital Superintendent confirmed that the water supply has not yet been resolved and they are relying on tankers supplying water daily. He also added that he has already to BMC’s A ward regarding the issue.
This ongoing problem is disrupting daily operations, affecting cleanliness and even surgeries in the operation theatre.
“For the past month, we have been struggling with an inadequate water supply, which has affected hygiene, patient needs such as bathing and laundry, and even operations in the OT. The hospital requires around 1.5 lakh litres of water daily but is currently receiving only 50,000 to 60,000 litres. As a result, we are forced to rely on water tankers to meet the shortfall,” said an administrative official from Cama Hospital.
BMC Blames Internal Pipelines, Hospital Refutes
A BMC official claimed the issue lies within the hospital’s internal pipeline system. Jay More, Assistant Commissioner (In-charge) of BMC’s A Ward, said, “Our team inspected the hospital and found the problem to be internal. We’ve already written to the hospital about the pipeline issue.”
Core Problem: Low Water Pressure, Says Hospital
However, Hospital Superintendent Dr. Tushar Palve refuted this, stating that the hospital’s pipelines were recently replaced and the core problem is the low pressure of the incoming water supply. He has urged the civic body to address the matter urgently, as the ongoing shortage continues to disrupt essential hospital operations.
