Mumbai: The state and civic-run hospitals in the city have set up emergency wards and special out patient departments (OPDS) to provide medical aid and services to injured Govindas on Monday.

Like last year, bike ambulances will be stationed at various points to tackle emergencies and doctors would be deployed with Govinda pathaks.

In all civic hospitals in the city almost 200 beds and in the state–run hospitals 100 beds have already been allocated for possible wounded Govindas. A total of around 200 doctors would be deployed for emergency duty.

Talking to this newspaper, Dr. Avinash Supe, director BMC hospitals said, “Like every year we have set up special wards that have expert doctors like orthopedic, ENT and physiotherapists in the out patient department to treat people injured during Dahi Handi.

“We have deployed almost 150 to 200 doctors in all BMC hospitals in the city to tackle the emergency.”

Dr. K.Tayade from JJ Hospital said, “We have deployed more than 100 doctors and have reserved 50 beds for injured Govindas. There will also be extra staff along with doctors, who will be working tomorrow.”

The Govindas practise for approximately eight to 10 days prior to the festival. Many a times organisers do not follow proper safety measures and there is no accident insurance for the Govindas.  Most of the injuries  sustained during this festival are of the spinal cord, hand joints and leg joints.