Kanpur South’s 100-bed hospital remains locked seven years after completion

A government hospital built for Kanpur South’s population of 30 lakh remains unused, turning into little more than a showpiece. The 100-bed hospital, built in Naubasta, is fully constructed, but it has remained locked for the past several years.

According to available information, the hospital was built at a cost of Rs 4.31 crore and was completed in 2019. However, even after 7 years, doctors have not been posted there and its OPD has not started.

In the absence of manpower and resources, patients are unable to benefit from the facility. Despite the hospital building being ready, there is still no functioning medical service for the people it was meant to serve.

Local residents say government departments are carrying out only a formality in the name of healthcare. Officials have inspected the hospital more than 2 dozen times, they say, but each inspection has been followed only by assurances.

The 30 lakh residents of Kanpur South had placed major hopes on the hospital. Since it has not become operational, people are being forced to travel 15-20 kilometres to Hallett Hospital or Ursla Hospital for treatment.

The delay has left residents questioning why a hospital built at a cost of crores is still standing unused. People are also asking when the facility will finally begin services and when poor patients will receive the treatment they were promised.

Although the building has been ready since 2019, the absence of doctors, manpower and resources continues to keep the hospital shut. For residents of Kanpur South, the 100-bed facility remains a completed project without healthcare services.