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Health
Jaipur's SMS Hospital Trauma Centre Flooded in First Monsoon Rain
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 03 Jul 2026, 05:45 PM
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Jaipur's infrastructure was exposed during the first monsoon showers as the SMS Hospital Trauma Centre experienced significant waterlogging. Water entered the ground floor, minor operation theatre, ECG room, and corridors due to a burst drainage pipe.
The initial monsoon rainfall in Jaipur has revealed critical deficiencies in the city's infrastructure, particularly impacting the facilities at SMS Hospital. The Trauma Centre of the hospital bore the brunt of the downpour when a drainage pipe burst.
This rupture led to substantial water accumulation on the ground floor of the Trauma Centre. The inundation extended to crucial areas including the minor operation theatre, the ECG room, and the connecting corridors, disrupting normal hospital operations.
This rupture led to substantial water accumulation on the ground floor of the Trauma Centre. The inundation extended to crucial areas including the minor operation theatre, the ECG room, and the connecting corridors, disrupting normal hospital operations.