Gopalganj Sadar Hospital, developed as a model hospital with an investment of 38 crore rupees, has been submerged, turning into a pond after the first monsoon rains. The hospital premises and wards are waterlogged, causing immense difficulties for patients and their families. Water up to knee-level has accumulated from the hospital entrance to the emergency ward and other departments.

This deplorable condition of the hospital came to light after heavy rainfall on Saturday. The waterlogging is so severe that patients have to be carried in arms or on shoulders instead of stretchers to move between wards. Many patients had to wade through water to reach their beds. This situation has also adversely affected the hospital's health services. The number of patients visiting the OPD has decreased, and those who do come have to endure the rain or waterlogging for treatment.

Questions are being raised about why proper drainage systems were not implemented despite the 38 crore rupee expenditure. This is not the first time Gopalganj Sadar Hospital has faced waterlogging issues. Every year during the monsoon, similar situations arise, troubling both patients and staff. Locals suggest that drainage problems were not taken seriously during the hospital's construction, and now everyone is paying the price.

Attempts to contact the Civil Surgeon and Hospital Deputy Superintendent for comment were unsuccessful, with no satisfactory response received. Patients and their families have appealed to the government and the health department to find a permanent solution to this serious problem to prevent similar situations in the future and ensure better healthcare services. The waterlogging also increases the risk of infection, which could further negatively impact the health of hospitalized patients.