The flipside of the BMC policy banning installation of cellular phone towers atop and around hospitals has come to the fore.

Doctors complained deactivation of towers at Lilavati Hospital was causing connectivity problems, so much that communication on the premises had become difficult affecting patient care. Relatives of several patients also complained “no connectivity” was making it tough for them to contact doctors. People on almost all floors of the hospital building were seen trying to position phones in such a way to catch network.