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STING OPERATION AT K.R. HOSPITAL!
s if to add to the woes of the patients as well as visitors and the staff of K.R. Hospital here, a number of honeybees, disturbed from the peaceful perch on their hives, bit two of the large number of patients who were waiting in the outpatient department on Friday morning.
The incident took place at about 11.30 am resulting in the patients who could manage to move away from the path the bees had taken and also the doctors and nursing staff seeking protection from the belligerent bees.
The swarm, after engaging the people in the corridors of the Hospital and in the open, for about an hour, is said to have entered the wards near by forcing the inpatients to scurry around and close the doors and windows.
The bees, after stinging Mallesha and Prakasha, hailing from KRS, later attacked others around. The bees, apparently satisfied with their sorties, to which they had taken in virtual retaliation, subsequently started returning to their honeycomb, which made the Hospital staff and the patients heave a sigh of relief.
There are reportedly about 20 huge beehives in the Hospital's premises. After a request made to Pest Control (India) company by District Health Officer Dr. Krishnaswamy work an getting the beehives cleared has begun.
Even as the workers of the company were busy taking steps to redeem the Hospital area of the bees, some unsuspecting passers by are learnt to have tried to set the hives on fire, only to disturb the bees.
Fire Brigade Officer from Saraswathipuram Linge Gowda and his staff extended support to the officials of Pest Control (India) company in the antibee operations.
# Posted : Monday, March 20, 2006
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