Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh’s largest government hospital, Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) Hospital, has turned into a nightmare for patients and attendants after the administration abruptly shut down almost a dozen entry gates allegedly on the dean’s orders following the recent “rat bite incident.”
For the past one month, nearly 12 gates of the sprawling hospital campus have remained locked, forcing all patients, doctors, staff, ambulances, and supply vehicles to use just one narrow route near the Dawa Bazaar (Madhumilan–Shivaji Vatika Road). The road, already choked with dense traffic, has now become a constant point of chaos and congestion.
Eyewitnesses and attendants report that ambulances are often forced to wait for 20–30 minutes before entering the hospital campus due to se