Overview

• The outage at Ballia District Hospital on Friday evening was caused by a local power supply disruption and a generator malfunction, resulting in a 45-minute blackout.
• A video showing medical staff treating patients under torchlight in the emergency room spread online on Saturday, intensifying public concern over hospital utilities.
• Hospital administrators have added inverters to the emergency ward to bolster backup power and prevent comparable failures in the future.
• The Uttar Pradesh Health Department has launched systematic checks of generators and inverter systems across district hospitals to ensure continuous service.
• Opposition leaders have cited this incident alongside a June blackout at Hardoi Medical College to criticize the state government’s oversight of basic healthcare infrastructure.