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WATCH: Doctor Treats Patient Using Mobile Flashlight In Karnataka Hospital Amid Power Cuts

The government hospital in Chitradurga with 100-bed facility has been operating under dire conditions with medical staff using torches, mobile phone torch and candles to examine patients.

A government hospital in Molakalmuru in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district has been grappling with severe electricity issues leaving staff and patients in distress. The hospital's 100-bed facility has been operating under dire conditions, with medical staff using torches, mobile phone torches and candles to examine patients.

The hospital management has also come under fire for alleged negligence as the backup generator has been non-functional for almost a week. The power supply was disrupted due to the intense rainfall.

According to ANI, amid power cuts due to rain, a doctor was seen treating a patient using the flashlight of a mobile phone in a government hospital at Molakalmuru taluk in Chitradurga district.

 

 

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The hospital management has also come under fire for alleged negligence as the backup generator has been non-functional for almost a week. The power supply was disrupted due to the intense rainfall, as reported by Times of India.

In September 2022, a hospital in Uttar Pradesh faced a blackout during heavy rain, prompting doctors to carry out patient examinations using mobile torch lights. The incident occurred at a hospital in the Balia district, where patients endured over an hour of treatment under the illumination of mobile torches.

Footage of the event depicted a scene where numerous individuals gathered around a woman on a stretcher with one person holding up a mobile phone to provide light while a doctor conducted an examination.

However, the state government did not comment on both the incidents. 

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