Jamshedpur: After grappling with an acute water shortage for over 16 months, govt-run Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) has started receiving a dedicated supply of 3 million litres of water per day (MLD) through a newly commissioned pipeline network.The Rs 8.69-crore project, which became operational on Monday, includes a 3.5-km pipeline carrying water from Subarnarekha river at Sankosai in Mango to the hospital campus in Dimna. Hospital authorities said the system has entered a 100-day trial phase, during which issues related to leakage, water quality and pressure will be monitored and addressed.MGMMCH principal Dr Sanjay Kumar said, “The new arrangement is designed to meet the hospital’s water requirements for the next three decades. Raw water is being drawn from an intake well on the riverbank, treated at the hospital’s water treatment plant and then distributed across departments through storage tanks.”The dedicated supply is expected to end months of disruption caused by water scarcity. The 750-bed hospital had been relying on 11 water tankers supplied by Mango Municipal Corporation and seven borewells, which together failed to meet its daily demand.The shortage affected patient care and hospital operations, with more than 50 surgeries reportedly postponed or cancelled over the past one-and-a-half years. Cleaning and sanitation activities were also hit, while patients, attendants and OPD visitors often struggled to access adequate water. The hospital requires more than 3 MLD daily to meet its growing needs, including clinical procedures and surgeries, drinking water, cleaning and sanitation.
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