India, Sept. 5 -- The ongoing spate of rains this monsoon has posed problems for patients, as government healthcare facilities in Ghaziabad faced waterlogging on campus, while at others the patients had to be shifted to other wards.

In the first instance, the women's postoperative care ward at the MMG district hospital was shut down temporarily after ceiling of the ward developed leakage and dampness, officials said on Thursday.

"The ward in the old building suffered leakage and dampness, and about 30 patients had to be shifted to other wards. The ward is temporarily shut for now. There is a redevelopment plan for the hospital underway at a cost of Rs.35 crore, and we expect that the new buildings will start functioning by the year-end,...