Jagran correspondent, Ballia. All resources to extinguish the fire have failed in the district hospital, which provides free and government treatment to patients. The fire extinguishers installed in the hospital have also expired. Whereas to extinguish the fire, the buckets are filled with trash and junk instead of sand. Not only this, the line laid for automatic water supply in the building has also become junk.
After the fire, the safety standards of the hospital are hanging on the doctors, staff and thousands of patients. In such a situation, a major accident due to fire cannot be avoided. Despite the death of innocent patients in recent fire incidents in many government hospitals of the country, there is no seriousness regarding security in the hospitals. The situation is that the district hospital, which treats two thousand OPD and more than five hundred IPD patients daily, does not have any resources to prevent fire. If any accident like fire occurs, then controlling the situation here will prove to be a big challenge. Fire extinguishers have expired. Ballia: Fire extinguishers are installed to extinguish the fire in the emergency of the district hospital. But his term has expired. The refilling date of the six kg cylinder filled last year has failed. In such a situation, this device is useless during a fire. Rubbish and garbage filled in sand buckets: Buckets filled with sand have been installed in the emergency corridor of the district hospital as a traditional method to extinguish the fire. But due to departmental neglect, these buckets are filled with trash and garbage. In such a situation, the resources to extinguish the fire have failed. Junk water supply pipeline Ballia: A water supply pipeline has been laid to extinguish the fire in the four-storey building located in the new campus. But she has eaten junk. Apart from pathology, ultrasound, X-ray, CT scan, dialysis, this building also has orthopedic, surgical and pediatric wards. Those who are in danger. Resources have failed for the last three months. Ballia: The fire extinguishers installed in the medical ward of the district hospital have failed for the last three months. About 40 patients are admitted here in two wards. Whereas there is frequent movement of patients in AYUSH wing and special ward. In such a situation, there is a possibility of an accident.