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Canopy Collapses at Rajasthan Maternity Hospital, Woman Injured
Canopy Collapses at Rajasthan Maternity Hospital, Woman Injured
A concrete canopy at the main gate of a government maternity hospital in Rajasthan’s Churu district collapsed on Wednesday, injuring a woman who was leaving the building while using her phone. CCTV…
The Story in Brief
A concrete canopy at the main gate of a government maternity hospital in Rajasthan’s Churu district collapsed on Wednesday, injuring a woman who was leaving the building while using her phone. CCTV footage showed debris falling on her. She suffered a serious head injury and was taken for treatment, with doctors monitoring her condition.
The maternity unit operates from a trauma centre building that residents describe as dilapidated. They said safety concerns had been raised repeatedly. Hospital authorities and the concerned department have ordered an inquiry into the collapse.
The Indian Opinion
The footage confirms the collapse and the woman’s injury, but not responsibility for the failure or whether residents’ earlier complaints were formally recorded. Claims of broad official neglect should wait for a structural inspection and the inquiry’s findings. The immediate measure of accountability is clear: the woman’s treatment, the building’s safety inspection and the publication of the inquiry report.
Source: indiatoday.in
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