Kallar Syedan THQ hospital faces water shortage

KALLAR SYEDAN:

An acute water shortage at the Kallar Syedan Tehsil Head Quarters (THQ) Hospital has taken a severe turn.

Patients in the operating theatres and the OPD, including the gynecology ward, face immense difficulties in obtaining water. Because of this shortage, white sheets lying on government beds have also begun to get dirty. Water is not even available for ablution purposes before prayers.

This is because only half a unit of water is supplied to the THQ, even though two units are approved in the official agreement.

THQ Hospital MS Dr Khalid Ansari said that there had been no water supply in the hospital for the last seven months. Because of this, the patients, including the staff, are facing immense difficulties in obtaining access to water.

The situation is not improving, despite it being in the knowledge of the assistant commissioner and the chief municipal officer.

Ansari said that despite paying R200,000 per annum, as per the agreement, the hospital still faces an acute water shortage. Contrary to A agreement, a half unit of water is supplied instead of two units, and patients who arrive in emergencies face immense difficulty. Kallar Syedan Chief Municipal Officer Sahibzada Imran said there was no problem with water in the hospital.

 He said that an abundant supply of water was being provided to them as per their requirement.

However, he said, during load shedding, the supply of water remains interrupted.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 30^th, 2021.