Water crisis grips SBMCH as tubewell goes out of order

The old tubewell cannot lift water for the 500-bed hospital due to rapidly falling water level while the other one, also very old and worn-out, could go out of order any time, said Public Works Department (PWD) officials responsible for maintenance of the tubewells.

Patients at the hospital's maternity, paediatric and cardiology wards and post-surgery patients are being forced to fetch water from a distance and carry it all the way even to the fifth floor of the hospital.

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The old tubewells need to be replaced on an emergency basis or at least one new deep tubewell must be dug immediately, PWD officials said.

However, hospital authorities said they do not have the money to make the replacements or install a new tubewell.