3 weeks ago
Rajasthan hospital roof collapse injures woman; Congress blames BJP
A hospital is a place where people go to get better, but one hospital in India had a scary accident.
Part of the roof over the front entrance broke and fell down.
A 25-year-old woman named Kiran Meghwal was walking out of the hospital at that moment.
The falling roof hurt her, but luckily she only needed two stitches.
The hospital is in a town called Sujangarh, in the state of Rajasthan in India.
Its name is the Government Durgadutt Fatehpuria Maternal and Child Hospital.
The hospital says it had already asked the Public Works Department, the office that fixes buildings, to repair the roof.
It asked for repairs on August 4, but the roof still fell, so the hospital asked again.
Some people from a political group called the Congress are angry about what happened.
They say the state government, led by the BJP party, does not care enough about people's safety.
Part of the porch roof at the Government Durgadutt Fatehpuria Maternal and Child Hospital in Sujangarh, Churu, collapsed on a woman as she was leaving.
The injured woman, 25-year-old Kiran Meghwal, required two stitches after the roof fell at 1:18 pm on Wednesday.
Principal Medical Officer Dr Purusottam Karwa said the hospital had written to the Public Works Department for repairs on August 4 and wrote again after the collapse.
The Congress called the incident the BJP government's 'reckless disregard for public lives'.
The incident has sparked a political furore in Rajasthan.
The hospital is a government maternal and child facility, and authorities have been urged to address the structural damage.
- Who
- Kiran Meghwal, a 25-year-old woman, was injured; Dr Purusottam Karwa, Principal Medical Officer, Sujangarh, provided details of the incident, and the Congress has blamed the BJP-led state government.
- What
- Part of the roof in the porch of the Government Durgadutt Fatehpuria Maternal and Child Hospital collapsed, injuring Meghwal as she left the building.
- Where
- Government Durgadutt Fatehpuria Maternal and Child Hospital, Sujangarh, Churu district, Rajasthan, India.
- When
- Wednesday at 1:18 pm; the hospital had earlier written to the Public Works Department for repairs on August 4.
- Why
- The roof gave way as Meghwal was leaving the hospital, despite the hospital having previously requested repairs from the Public Works Department.
Key facts
- Incident
- Partial roof collapse in the hospital porch
- Hospital
- Government Durgadutt Fatehpuria Maternal and Child Hospital, Sujangarh
- Injured person
- Kiran Meghwal, 25, required two stitches
- Time of incident
- 1:18 pm, Wednesday
- Location
- Sujangarh, Churu district, Rajasthan
- Repairs requested
- Letter to Public Works Department on August 4; follow-up after incident
- Official statement
- Dr Purusottam Karwa, Principal Medical Officer, Sujangarh
- Political reaction
- Congress blames BJP government's 'reckless disregard for public lives'
Quotes
Dr Purusottam Karwa
Principal Medical Officer of the Government Durgadutt Fatehpuria Maternal and Child Hospital
“We had written to the Public Works Department for repairs on August 4, but now we’ve written to them again.”
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Sources
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