waste has accumulated throughout Amritsar, Punjab, since the company in charge of waste collection disappeared. People’s homes are not having their garbage cleaned up on time. The marketplaces and alleys are piled high with trash. Infuriated by this, Congress Councillor Mintu Madan went live at night to criticise Mayor Moti Bhatia of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the trash and filth in his ward.

The councillor demonstrated the area’s squalor in the video and claimed that although Mayor Moti Bhatia travels this route daily, no cleaning has ever been done. Senior Deputy Mayor Priyanka Sharma arrived with a group of municipal corporation workers to do the cleaning within two hours of the video going viral.

“He also failed to make the neighbourhood better while serving as a councillor. He is also doing nothing in his capacity as mayor today. Garbage and contaminated water are major issues in the area. The water in Ward Number 26, owned by Mayor Moti Bhatia, is contaminated. He just takes pictures and goes since the situation is so dire. The residents of the Sharifpura region are furious. They were unable to install even one manhole cover.

At 12 AM, Priyanka Sharma completed the cleaning.

After watching this video, Senior Deputy Mayor Priyanka Sharma sent a municipal crew to Husainpura and the neighboring regions to finish the cleaning. They arrived in Sharifpura by 12 AM and got to work cleaning. Priyanka Sharma claimed that although she had messaged Councillor Mintu Madan, he had arrived independently. She was curious about how the place was cleaned in the morning.

Twelve districts in Punjab are experiencing flooding. They are as follows: Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, Patiala, Mohali, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Moga, Pathankot, and Tarn Taran. Additionally, Jalandhar is on an orange warning. Government statistics show that 1312 communities have been impacted thus far. Because of the rain, an orange notice has also been issued for today. The Bhakra Canal’s water level is just three feet below the danger threshold.

According to CCTV footage, a 100-year-old structure in Amritsar collapsed on Monday night as a result of heavy rain. The mishap narrowly saved the life of a person who was walking by the residence. However, the collision caused damage to an automobile that was parked in front of the residence.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann that the Centre will provide every assistance during their phone conversation on Monday night. Rahul Gandhi, a Congress leader, stated that the government should act in mission mode in light of this massive destruction in order to provide prompt assistance to common people, farmers, laborers, and livestock herders.

Heavy Rains Expose Poor State of Civil Hospital in Amritsar.

The hospital’s emergency ward is the most severely impacted location; there, the ceiling has begun to leak and has even fallen in some spots. Patients and their families are in great anguish as a result of the flooding that has occurred within the unit.

The situation is still out of control even though several patients who were admitted to the emergency unit had to be moved to other wards. The hospital’s facilities have gotten worse, according to patients, and the rain has only made matters worse.

Hospital employees are using buckets and plastic sheets to try to halt the leaks, but this isn’t really working. “If the emergency ward isn’t safe, how can we expect ordinary people to survive?” said one irate patient.

The Reaction of the Hospital Administration
Dr Rashmi, the senior medical officer, admitted that the severity of the rain had an impact on the emergency ward. Senior officials have been made aware of the issue, she said, and patients have been relocated to safer locations. As soon as the rain stops, Dr Rashmi promised the public that the repairs would be finished in ten to fifteen days.

The current state of the Civil Hospital not only raises questions about the administration’s performance but also highlights the weaknesses in public infrastructure. The situation brought on by the heavy rain has become a major question mark over the state of public healthcare.