Faced with severe water crisis, doctors in Latur hospitals have cut down on planned surgeries and are only treating patients in the OPDs and emergencies. While water tankers are being provided at the hospitals, its sub-standard quality imposes a threat on the health of patients.
In the present circumstances, the doctors in the region claim are finding it extremely difficult to treat patients. They claim that the situation is so severe that even a private water tanker takes two days to reach the hospital.
"Doctors do not even have enough water to wash their hands properly pre-or post-surgery, let alone have access to water required during the surgery," Resident doctor at Latur hospital Dr. Parag Narkhade said.
This is not the first time that surgeries have been put on hold. In March, too, Latur government hospital had stopped surgeries for a week.
Ideally, a surgeon and his assistants are required to wash their hands with soap for 10 minutes in running water before every surgery but instead doctors are taking just in a minute or two to wash their hands and then use disinfectants to sanitise their hands.
Meanwhile, in an effort to cope with the shortage, two goods trains carrying 50 tank wagons of water for drought-affected areas of Latur were sent from Kota workshop in Rajasthan for Miraj in Pune division on Friday. The second goods train consisting of 50 wagons is expected to be ready for water loading around April 15.
Earlier, on a demand from the Rajasthan government, Kota workshop had turned out BTPN rake to transport water from Nasirabad to Bhilwada in Ajmer Division from January 2016 onwards which will continue up to the summer season, the release said.
Maharashtra government had said Latur district in Marathwada region will get water through train within next 15 days.
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