5 Sep 2025: New Delhi – Water dripping from the ceiling at Hindu Rao Hospital has damaged important patient files and medical records, hospital workers said on Thursday. The government-run hospital in Delhi has been facing this problem for several days after heavy rain earlier this week.
Hospital staff members said water has been leaking in the record rooms where important papers are kept. These include medico-legal case files, which are needed for police cases and court matters. Workers tried to save the documents by putting up a yellow plastic sheet on the ceiling to stop the water from falling directly on the files.
Staff Complaints Ignored for Days
Many hospital employees said they told their department heads about the problem many times, but no action was taken. One worker, who did not want to give his name, said the leaking started after the heavy rain this week.
“Following the heavy rain earlier this week, the leakage started. Because nothing was done, some staff, with the help of sanitation workers, used plastic sheets to protect the records,” the employee said.
The workers had to take matters into their own hands. They worked with cleaning staff to put up plastic sheets to protect the important documents from getting wet.
Hospital Head Denies Major Damage
Dr. Anand Narnolia, who is in charge of the hospital, said he only learned about the problem on Thursday. He immediately ordered repairs to fix the leak. However, he said reports about damage to files are not true.
Dr. Narnolia explained that medical records and important legal files are kept in a different room that was not affected by the water leak. He admitted that the hospital building is old and needs repairs. He also said the hospital will look into fixing the building structure to prevent such problems in the future.
The Hindu Rao Hospital is one of the biggest hospitals run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. It serves thousands of patients every day. The incident has raised questions about the maintenance of important government hospitals in the capital city.
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Updated 5 Sep 2025, 03:55 IST; source: link
