{
  "id": 4949122,
  "title": "Overflowing Sewage At Ujjain’s Charak Hospital Raises Infection Risk, Mosquito Breeding Concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/overflowing-sewage-at-ujjains-charak-hospital-raises-infection-risk",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-01T21:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/overflowing-sewage-at-ujjains-charak-hospital-raises-infection-risk-mosquito-breeding-concerns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 8, 2024, overflowing sewage at Government Charak Bhavan Hospital in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, has raised concerns over potential infection risks and mosquito breeding. The sewage chamber overflowed near the emergency entrance, causing contaminated water to spread across the hospital premises. Stagnant water in the drains has also become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. With hundreds of patients and their attendants visiting the hospital daily, the combination of waste and standing water poses a significant health hazard. Hospital officials have noted visible stains caused by gutkha and tobacco spitting on the walls, which they claim are being cleaned on a regular basis. However, patients and attendants continue to spit on the premises, leading to recurring messes. The hospital's resident medical officer, Dr. Chinmay Chincholikar, reported that the water level in the overflowed chamber has been gradually decreasing since the sewage connection was reestablished. Authorities are now monitoring tobacco consumption and spitting, with security personnel instructed to enforce a Rs 200 fine for violations.",
  "summary": "UJJAIN (Madhya Pradesh): Dirty water is spreading across the premises of Government Charak Bhavan Hospital after a sewage chamber overflowed. Water emerging from the chamber near the emergency entrance is reaching other parts of the hospital complex, while stagnant water in the drains is creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes. With a large number of patients and their attendants visiting the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}