Daijiworld Media Network - Kalaburagi (MS)
Kalaburagi, Jul 19: Shocking video and photos of pigs roaming around freely in the corridor of a state-run hospital have been going viral on social media, prompting netizens to express their rage against the hospital and the district administration.
The incident occurred in the GIMS hospital.
Four pigs and half a dozen piglets were seen in the corridor of the hospital, an official admitted on Sunday.
"As one of the doors was open, the pigs strayed into the corridor of the hospital's general ward in search of food, which some in-patients throw in the dustbin in the corner," said a district health official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The official hastened to clarify that the corridor was not in the hospital's Covid ward, which is sanitised and where entry is restricted.
Though the pigs were seen strolling in the corridor and exiting from the open door 2-3 days ago, their video clip went viral on the social media on Sunday.
"As the city is under lockdown again since July 15, civic workers have not been reporting to work daily to keep the premises secure from dogs and pigs, which stray into the hospital some times in search of food," said the official.
Deputy commissioner Sharath B, who visited the hospital after the video and photos went viral, asked the owner of the pigs to take them out of the premises.
The DC also took to task the medical officers of GIMS hospital and told them that it was the primary responsibility of the hospital authorities to ensure clean and hygienic environment around the campus of the hospital, where thousands of patients visit everyday.
Noting that it was a serious issue, the DC instructed the officials of the hospital to file an FIR against the owner of the pigs. He also instructed the commissioner of the city corporation to close all the narrow passages around the compound wall of the hospital to prevent the pigs from entering the hospital premises. DC Sharath also took to task the security guards of the hospital.
With IANS inputs