Osmania hospital flooded with rainwater for the second time this week

Patients admitted at the Osmania hospital in Hyderabad suffer as rainwater and drain water flood the hospital. It is situated on the banks of River Musi and is in a state of mess as rains lash the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

Due to heavy rains, the hospital building has been flooded twice this week, resulting in panic among patients. This hospital has been a state of neglect since the last few years and despite constant reassurances to strengthen infrastructure, none have materialized. Several activists have also come out in support and have voiced their concerns on Twitter.

Several videos shared by people in the hospital as well as the staff has been a cause of grave concern. They have expressed that this could aggravate the problems of those being treated for COVID-19, as well as become the reason for waterborne diseases to spread.

 

This hospital was constructed in the Nizam-era and is one of the biggest hospitals in the state of Telangana. It was constructed by the British architect Vincent Jerome Esch, who also designed Kolkata’s Victoria Memorial. Meanwhile, the state’s weather department has issued a heavy rainfall warning for Hyderabad and its neighbouring cities. Roads have also been inundated due to lashing rains.
Source: The Hindu, India Today