One hopes there is a formal report filed and remedial measures outlined, as the monsoon is already upon us.
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The Bombay High Court recently pulled up the state health department and the BMC following reports of rainwater flooding the civic-run KEM Hospital in Parel, disrupting key medical services. The court directed authorities to take immediate steps to prevent such incidents, especially ahead of the monsoon season.
The division bench was hearing a suo motu public interest litigation urgently mentioned by an advocate who cited newspaper reports highlighting flooding at KEM Hospital. One hopes there is a formal report filed and remedial measures outlined, as the monsoon is already upon us.
We have witnessed that civic hospitals are found wanting in hygiene, and this edit space cheered when it was reported that flying, surprise visits will be undertaken by authorities to ensure that the hospitals stay clean.
Floodwater inside hospital premises means disease. This will affect not just patients who are already ill but staffers, too, who are treating patients. This is totally unacceptable as hospitals have technology too. Fear of electrocution, suspended services are all very real.
The recent monsoon flooding in Mumbai was a real test of preparedness for several city buildings and institutions. Several have been found wanting, and measures were simply inadequate to cope with the rainfall. A progress report needs to be filed showing the graph, about the hospital’s response and what it planned on doing in a worst-case scenario.
In fact, civic hospitals should ensure top-class cleanliness year-round. Cleanliness is also a huge contributor to good health and it is ironical and unfortunate that a medical facility does not have this as No. 1 priority. Time is of the essence. In fact, the work should have finished by now.
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