Hospital without water for 5 days
Volunteers collect water from a tube-well on the premises of Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital for supplying to the patients as two water pumps of the hospital went out of order during the strong earthquake that hit the area along with the whole country on Sunday evening.Photo: STAR
Water supply to Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital has remained stopped since Sunday evening as earthquake caused damage to two pump machines of the hospital. As an unhygienic condition is prevailing at the hospital, patients are seen leaving the hospital and taking treatment at different private clinics in the town. Hospital authorities have engaged five to six people to supply water to the patients from a tube-well on the hospital premises. Relatives are also collecting water in plastic bottles from the tube-well for their patients. But these are not enough to meet water needs. Patients alleged their attendants are becoming sick as bad smell coming from toilets has made the hospital atmosphere stinky. Abdul Majid, 40, a patient of the general ward, said, “We are not getting water since Sunday evening. Our attendants collect water in plastic bottles from the tube-well, but it isn't sufficient for us.” Ataur Rahman, 45, told this correspondent that he took admission to the hospital with stomach pain on Sunday noon and took release order yesterday. “It is difficult for me to stay at the hospital without water,” he added. Contacted, Civil Surgeon (CS) Dr Jahangir Alam Sarker said they have repaired the damaged pump machines and water supply to the hospital will restore today.
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