Junior employees say seniors left hospital premises without making arrangements; seniors blame civic body for water cut
Junior employees say seniors left hospital premises without making arrangements; seniors blame civic body for water cut
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| Drained: Water supply to the hospital was stopped by the PMC to carry out repairs on a pipeline. File pic |
"There is some problem in the municipal water connection. We don't know what exactly has happened but we are facing a severe problem. Even for drinking purposes, patients have to buy water from outside. In wards where critical patients are admitted we are managing. But even staff members who are on duty and can't leave premises are suffering," said a senior staffer.
Junior staffers also complained that senior administrative personnel who should have stayed back and solved the problem went home as it was a half-day at work.
"They just went away without bothering to get the problem resolved," complained a staff member.
Many patients' relatives complained about the problems they faced on Saturday. "The loos were very dirty in the dormitory as the water had got over. The stench was quite bad. Also drinking water was limited and we were forced to buy water for ourselves. They told us the problem would get solved by afternoon but till late evening the situation hadn't improved," said the relative of a patient who has been living in the dormitory of the ward, requesting anonymity.
Dr Pandurang Pawar, medical superintendent of Sassoon hospital admitted that there was a water shortage until Saturday evening but he denied any shortcoming on the part of the hospital administration.
"It is silly of people to say we went home without bothering. I was co-ordinating with hospital staff every ten minutes until water tankers were called in. This problem arose because of the negligence of Pune Municipal Corporation staff. A major pipeline near the railway station burst on Friday evening and a lot of water was lost.
To carry out repairs, they stopped the water supply which affected the hospital," he said.
According to Pawar, the hospital had a backup of water that lasted for a few hours but by early Saturday morning, water problems started in the hospital.
"It wasn't until we called up the PMC that we were told that water had been stopped. We had used all backup water and by the time we called for water tankers a few hours went by without water. I gave Rs 5000 to my staff and asked them to arrange for tankers in the afternoon but meanwhile PMC sent their water tankers free of cost," added Pawar. According to him, the water shortage didn't last for more than half a day.
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