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Patient and staff stuck in Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital lift for 30 minutes

According to reports, BMC has spent ₹30 crore for the upgrade of an oxygen plant and distribution of oxygen and other medical expenses at Babasaheb Ambedkar Shatabdi Hospital.

Patient and staff stuck in Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital lift for 30 minutes
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According to reports, on Monday, December 7, some patients were stuck in the elevator of Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital in Kandivli (Shatabdi) for about 30 minutes. They were rescued at 11:45 am.

Soon, a video started doing rounds on social media, where a hospital employee stated that the lift was stuck for 30 minutes and anyone could have died. The officials have said that an inquiry would be conducted in this matter.

According to sources, among the people stuck inside the elevator, there was a pregnant woman.

On the contrary, the hospital administration said that the lift was stuck for only 10 minutes and nobody faced any problems during the downtime. There was a patient and a hospital employee inside, who called security personnel immediately.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has spent more than ₹1000 crore on its fight against the COVID-19 outbreak in the past seven months.

Out of which, as much as ₹30 crores has been spent for the upgrade of an oxygen plant and distribution of oxygen and other medical expenses at Babasaheb Ambedkar Shatabdi Hospital at Kandivali and Rajawadi Hospital at Ghatkopar.

The BMC – known to be Asia's richest municipal corporation – had to rework its 2020-21 budgetary allocations to meet the expenses which are likely to incur towards the civic body's ongoing combat against the virus.

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