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Four-Day Power Cut Leaves Amritsar's ESI Hospital Without Electricity, Emergency Ward Vacant
✍️ Amar Ujala · Amritsar
🗓 04 Sep 2026, 06:18 PM
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The ESI Hospital in Amritsar has been without power for four days, forcing the emergency ward to remain empty.
Amritsar's Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Hospital has been experiencing a continuous power outage for the past four days, according to local reports. The prolonged loss of electricity has halted normal operations across the facility.
Hospital staff report that the emergency ward, which normally handles urgent cases, remains empty as patients are being referred elsewhere. No official statement has been released by the hospital administration regarding the cause of the outage or the expected time for restoration.
Local authorities are reportedly monitoring the situation, but details on remedial actions or alternative arrangements for critical care have not been disclosed.
Hospital staff report that the emergency ward, which normally handles urgent cases, remains empty as patients are being referred elsewhere. No official statement has been released by the hospital administration regarding the cause of the outage or the expected time for restoration.
Local authorities are reportedly monitoring the situation, but details on remedial actions or alternative arrangements for critical care have not been disclosed.