First time major blackout in Rajindra Hospital; had to rely on generators for power supply; chief secretary demands explanation
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ July 21,2024
On Saturday night, regions largest, renowned government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala had to rely on generators despite having a power hotline, 66 KV grid inside their premises.
The hospital remained dependent on 7 generators for around three hours as no electricity is supplied from power grid for around three hours in the humid season causing anxiety, tension amongst the patients, attendants, medical staff etc.
As per available information, Rajindra hospital power got snapped at around 8:00 pm in the evening and the hospital remained without electricity for around three hours. The fault is rectified at 11:00 pm and power is restored.
When contacted the medical superintendent of Govt Rajindra hospital Dr Girish Sahni, he said “the hospital is facing power supply issue from the last 3-4 days. We had already informed this to the powercom officials. They didn’t pay any heed to our request. This is the first time in the history of Rajindra hospital that it remained without power for such a long duration. As soon as the power is snapped on Saturday night we immediately shifted our power supply to generators. We have 7 generators and out of it 6 worked during this time. Only 1 generator of MCH building didn’t work. Also in between these 6 generators were stopped for few minutes only whenever diesel is to be poured in it.”
He further added the health minister has called a meeting today with health and powercom officials.
When contacted the Punjab state power corporation limited (PSPCL) officer, he said “a cable fault is detected at 66 KV grid from where the power is supplied to Government Rajindra Hospital. We acted immediately and replaced the faulty cable and restored the supply.”
Meanwhile, taking cognigence, chief secretary Anurag Verma has asked the principal secretary power Tejveer Singh to look into the matter and fix the responsibility. In addition to this the chief secretary has also asked the administrative secretary medical education and research Priyank Bharti to resolve the hospital issues on priority.”
First time major blackout in Rajindra Hospital; had to rely on generators for power supply; chief secretary demands explanation . As per a senior doctor “vital services and equipment like medical ventilators, incubators, and dialysis machines rely on electricity to function—and patients rely on them to survive and due to power cut the whole system collapses. In addition to this loss of HVAC, water pressure, sterilization technology, and refrigeration capabilities can also be devastating for medical facilities”
