Cashing in on the surge in coronavirus cases and deaths in privatehospitals, some of the crematoriums in Hyderabad along with heartless, avaricious middlemen, are offering pricey packages for performing the last rites of those who died with COVID-19. There are differing packages available for the last journey, from mortuary to burial ground. Middlemen are reportedly […]
Category: Municipal Governance
Where To Keep ‘Covid Dead Bodies’ During Night Time In Hyderabad?
The dead covid victims in private hospitals is facing severe challenges to preserve the dead bodies in Hyderabad. Due to the lack of storage facilities in a number of small private hospitals in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) region to preserve dead bodies, family members of those who succumb to COVID-19 are facing difficulties […]
The ‘Real Picture’ Of Unavailability Of Hospital Beds For Covid Patients In Hyderabad
The situation is quite alarming to see the number of corona positive cases as well as the deaths increasing day by day. Only India appears to be the hot bed of this virus now. Getting a hospital bed with oxygen or ventilator support has become a tough task for patients and their relatives, as the surge […]
Red Alert Sounded In Telangana For ‘Every Hour One Covid Death’
In what can be described as a disturbing development, at least 17 out of 33 districts in Telangana have been reporting higher test positivity rate (TPR) than State’s average of 3.9 per cent. The district-wise data analysed by #KhabarLive found that 17 districts, predominantly in the western and northwestern parts of the State, were having […]
Is ‘Home Isolation Waste’ Is The Reason Of Covid-19 Spread In Hyderabad?
The Covid victims’ waste in home isolation process is becoming an issue of fast Spread. Due to the lack of a special collection system, the victims are throwing the waste wherever they go and others who touch them unknowingly become infected with the virus. There are currently 39,154 positive cases across the state, of which […]
Is Telangana Healthcare System At The Edge Of Collapse?
Politicians can get away with politically appealing statements that border on diplomatic niceties. Babu are expected to go by the rule book and rightly so if they are talking about the public health infrastructure. This being the second wave of Coronavirus pandemic has brought to the fore unhealthy differences in the statements given by the […]
Why Telangana Govt Downplay 66% Data Of Covid Cases?
Despite the court instructions to declare the actual data on public domain the ruling TRS government is jumbled or downplayed again with 66 per cent Covid data. The actual number of Covid-19 cases in Telangana could be twice that of the numbers dished out by the State government in its daily media bulletin. The number […]
Gandhi Hospital ICU Capacity Full With Covid Patients, Alarming Situation Over Mortality In Hyderabad
As Telangana government declared Covid situation is under control but state covid designated Gandhi Hospital sounds sirens of alarming situations and less recoveries with high mortality. The present situation prevails at Gandhi Hospital as Covid patients occupied the 350-bedded Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and more inflow of patients makes the authorities to demand government the emergency […]
Why ‘Many Roads’ Becomes ‘Scary During Night’ In Hyderabad?
After the Disha rape case, in which a veterinarian was gang-raped and murdered by four men in 2019, a total of 1,260 dark spots were identified in City. Though the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the previous year proposed to install 9,500 streetlights and 3,500 electric poles, it has been found that still most […]
Is Historic ‘Charminar’ Monument In Danger?
Despite several warnings raised by ASI that seepage from the storm water drain could severely damage Hyderabad’s iconic structure and negligence and govt apathy. The 430-year-old Charminar monument in Hyderabad is in crisis with full of cracks and has been a cause of concern. On the other hand, the Charminar has undergone repairs for six months but […]