Toilets At Newly Constructed OPD Of JNIMS Left High And Dry
JNIMS toilets functioning sans water
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, March 15 2013 : Although the OPD building of JNIMS was constructed anew, most of the toilets do not have water taps and if some of them are equipped with water taps, they remain always dry thereby causing severe inconveniences to people coming to the hospital.

There have been great changes in the last few years since JN Hospital was upgraded to the status of a medical college cum hospital.

Earlier, when it remained only as a hospital, the OPD ticket counter was very small and the OPD section was always crowded because there was not much space.

But people no longer face such inconveniences since the new OPD building was inaugurated.

OPD ticket counter is now located on the ground floor of the new building while examination rooms for Medicine, Chest and Psychiatry are located on the first floor.

The second floor has examination rooms for Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Dental and skin examination rooms are located on the third floor.

Another block of the first floor has examination rooms for Surgery, Orthopaedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

All the floors are equipped with sitting facilities for convenience of patients.

No water at the toilet at OPD

However, all the toilets on all the floors excepting those of Surgery and Orthopaedics, do not have water or their water taps always remain dry which is nothing but a complete let down of the new building and its infrastructure.

With no water for flushing, both the gents' and ladies' toilets located on the ground floor have been locked.

Of the three toilets fitted on the first floor, one has been locked while the other two do not even water taps.

Likewise, toilets in the second and third floors do not have water taps and they remain always dry even if some of them are equipped with water taps.

On the average, around 200 patients visit first floor of the OPD building daily for examination/diagnosis of health problems related to Medicine, Chest and Psychiatry.

The average number of visitors to the second floor where examination rooms for Obstretics, Gynaecology and Paediatrics are located is 150 on a day.

Around 200 patients are examined daily on the average on the third floor for dental and skin problems.

As the large number of people coming for medical examination are compelled to use the toilets which have no water, the toilets and the surrounding areas are disgustingly filthy and the smell is nauseating.

People in urgent need for defecation used packaged water for they have no other option to relieve themselves.

Staff manning the building said that it has been almost a month since no water was available in the toilets.