India, May 17 -- Irregular garbage lifting at Pune Municipal Corporation-run Kamala Nehru Hospital has triggered serious hygiene concerns, with waste piling up on the premises for days and causing inconvenience to patients, visitors and hospital staff, officials said on Saturday. Hospital authorities said garbage had not been lifted for over three days this week, resulting in foul smell and unhygienic conditions on premises. The issue has not been addressed for the past couple of months despite repeated complaints to the Kasba Peth ward office.

In a letter to Kasba Peth ward office on April 23, the hospital administration pointed out that the garbage collection vehicle deployed by the ward office contractor was not lifting all the waste ...