Electricity disruption affected fans, air-conditioning and essential facilities; authorities yet to clarify cause of outage.
Patients, their attendants and hospital staff faced significant inconvenience after the North Goa District Hospital remained without electricity for nearly four hours on Sunday evening.
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The prolonged power outage disrupted several facilities within the hospital, affecting fans, air-conditioning systems and other electrical services. The situation caused discomfort to patients, particularly those awaiting treatment and recovery, as well as to healthcare workers carrying out their duties.
According to sources, the electricity supply was interrupted during the evening and was restored only around 8:30 pm after several hours. The outage reportedly created challenging conditions across various sections of the hospital, with attendants and visitors expressing concern over the lack of power for an extended period.
While power has since been restored, authorities have not yet issued an official explanation regarding the cause of the disruption or the reasons behind the delay in restoring electricity.
The incident has raised questions about the preparedness of critical public healthcare facilities to handle prolonged power failures and ensure uninterrupted services for patients.
