Nagpur: Several Covid19 suspects quarantined at the MLA Hostel claimed to have started their Wednesday’s roza (fast) without drinking water during sehri after the administration didn’t provide them potable water since late Tuesday night.
An inmate from Mominpura shared videos of the tap inside his MLA Hostel room which was actually an extension of the washroom water connection.
“Only signages have been put up but there are no water coolers in the corridor. No packaged water too was provided with food. We asked our relatives to bring water from home. But police didn’t allow them to send the cans inside. Officials asked us to use the wash basin tap for drinking water. But we realized, it was an extension of water supply for toilet,” said the inmate.
The situation forced many of them to start their roza without water on Wednesday.
Sub divisional officer Shekhar Gadge said the facility has municipal corporation water supply. “Corporation water taps are there in every kitchen. Nothing from outside is allowed in institutional quarantine as there is fear of infection spreading further,” he said.
Gadge referred queries regarding provision of drinking water coolers in corridors and in rooms to state public works department, which runs the facility.
Officials said so far foreign-returned inmates were staying at the hostels. “As per their standard, we were providing packaged water. A day ago, NMC chief Tukaram Mundhe asked to stop giving bisleri water to inmates,” officials said.
The officials added that RO system was fitted at several points and the corporation water too was filtered.
Mundhe didn’t answer to TOI’s calls and messages.
An inmate said, “We are brought as corona suspects and have been told to take care of ourselves. What if we fall sick by drinking the tank water coming in the taps. Does the administration actually wants us to fall sick.”
Meanwhile, Satranjipura residents quarantined at VNIT hostels complained of not getting food till late on Wednesday night. On April 27, over 250 residents had gone hungry and faced problem while they were shifted from the locality to institutional quarantine.
An inmate from Mominpura shared videos of the tap inside his MLA Hostel room which was actually an extension of the washroom water connection.
“Only signages have been put up but there are no water coolers in the corridor. No packaged water too was provided with food. We asked our relatives to bring water from home. But police didn’t allow them to send the cans inside. Officials asked us to use the wash basin tap for drinking water. But we realized, it was an extension of water supply for toilet,” said the inmate.
The situation forced many of them to start their roza without water on Wednesday.
Sub divisional officer Shekhar Gadge said the facility has municipal corporation water supply. “Corporation water taps are there in every kitchen. Nothing from outside is allowed in institutional quarantine as there is fear of infection spreading further,” he said.
Gadge referred queries regarding provision of drinking water coolers in corridors and in rooms to state public works department, which runs the facility.
Officials said so far foreign-returned inmates were staying at the hostels. “As per their standard, we were providing packaged water. A day ago, NMC chief Tukaram Mundhe asked to stop giving bisleri water to inmates,” officials said.
The officials added that RO system was fitted at several points and the corporation water too was filtered.
Mundhe didn’t answer to TOI’s calls and messages.
An inmate said, “We are brought as corona suspects and have been told to take care of ourselves. What if we fall sick by drinking the tank water coming in the taps. Does the administration actually wants us to fall sick.”
Meanwhile, Satranjipura residents quarantined at VNIT hostels complained of not getting food till late on Wednesday night. On April 27, over 250 residents had gone hungry and faced problem while they were shifted from the locality to institutional quarantine.
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