HYDERABAD: Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (TIMSR) in Gachibowli, which currently houses countless Covid-19 patients and has been defined to be converted to a premier medical college, doesn’t have a dedicated water pipeline.
As it was installed within one year before, the hospital nevertheless depends upon tankers because of its own water requirements.
A vital suggestion of putting a water line on TIMSR is awaiting ministry K Chandrasekhar Rao’s nod,” said that an official of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) Water board officers told TOI that about the petition of TIMSR control, a comprehensive project report (DPR) was ready with a estimation of almost Rs 17 crore to put a water line to 24×7 water supply.
However, the DPR is collecting dust.
Health specialists have challenged the use of tanker water at a hospital setup particularly for Covid-19 maintenance.
“It isn’t a smart thing to do.
An individual can not be certain of the degree of contamination within this water, even if it’s being transported by documented tankers because they traveling long distances and will maintain leakages along the manner.
Additionally, tanker water is rarely analyzed,” said Kalpana Ramesh, creator, The Rainwater Project.
So, in a time once we are discussing hygiene and security, utilizing this water to patients could be devastating because of their wellbeing,” she added.
The suggestion of putting a water line came into light once the Covid-19 pandemic struck the town in March 2020.
A combined survey was also performed to put a water line to guarantee uninterrupted distribution along with a DPR was filed into the TIMSR direction, added the sources.
Ever since that time, the water board can be pursuing the suggestion together with TIMSR, with no response.
Therefore, for now, the whole hospital team, its patients need to rely on tanker water.
“Daily six tankers have been provided us to TIMSR in the local ferry channel at Gachibowli.
The power of every tanker is 20,000 minutes and we send the water to some water Conveniently situated to the premises of this hospital,” HMWS&SB overall director, O&M Division-XV, S Rajasekhar mentioned.
“The TIMSR direction is paying these tankers under the industrial group,” he added.
As stated by the DPR, a water point will be set for a period of 3 slopes to supply Krishna water into the TIMSR.
“The water board is prepared to take up placing job but still is awaiting clearance in TIMSR,” a high official said.
The Water Board states it’s a clearance by GHMC also for cutting street to put the water .
When the tender procedure becomes over, putting of the waterline will probably be finished in a month or 2, ” said the officer.
TIMSR manager Vimala Thomas confessed that a suggestion of planting a water line was together.
“We’re chasing it and up to now, we don’t have any water issue,” she explained.