The water supply in the Associated hospital of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) was disrupted on Tuesday morning. The non availability of water created problems for the patients and the hospital administration. later the supplies were restored in the afternoon.
The problem started in the morning when the authorities were informed that the taps of the hospital have run dry. The problem was more acute in the women hospital. The sanitation activity in the biggest hospital of the state was affected due to non availability of the water. The sanitation workers use copious amounts of water to clean toilets and the hospital premise but in absence of water all these activities were hindered.
It is learnt that the motor of the hospital was tripping repeatedly since Tuesday morning due to which it could not pump water in the overhead tank of the hospital. The motor was not functioning properly due to fluctuation in the voltage. The hospital authorities were on their toes on the day to restore the water supply. A team of power department worked on the problem and changed the faulty switch board which was causing the power fluctuation.
The officiating Medical Superintendent (MS) of the hospital,l Dr J S Rana told The Pioneer power department officials were informed about the problem who corrected the problem at around 11.30 am. He said that the water supplies were restored in the afternoon.