Delhi hospital running in dangerous building, Atishi posts video

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party MLA Atishi on Thursday visited the MCD-run Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis Hospital in the national capital, and expressed shock that the patients were being treated in a building that has been declared dangerous and could collapse any day."We have been hearing how the BJP-led MCD is failing the people of Delhi on the health front, in terms of medicines, good infrastructure and all. But today, we had a look at this hospital, whose building is in shambles and despite that patients are being treated inside," she said in a video posted on Twitter.In fact, MCD itself has put up boards outside the hospital cautioning masses that it is a dangerous building that reads "Do not enter", Atishi could be seen pointing out in the video, adding: "It is unbelievable that such a hospital exists in the centre of the national capital.""It seems that the BJP-led MCD has left people of Delhi to die," Atishi added.In 2017, Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis (RBIPMT) in GTB Nagar was slated to be developed as a multi-speciality hospital. It was constructed in 1935 with a sprawling a 79-acre compound. The hospital falls under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC).
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