KATHMANDU: Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital (Prashuti Griha) at Thapathali, Kathmandu has been facing severe medicine crunch since the unofficial blockade imposed by India on Nepal affected the supply of essential goods, including medicines. According to Amar Nath Amatya, Administrator of the Hospital, surgeries have been hindered because of the medicine crunch. Lately, the Hospital has been providing medication to few expecting mothers with the drugs in its store. But the stock is also likely to run short of medicines within few days, added Amatya. He shared it could hardly last for a week more. The Hospital has requested various government hospitals to supply oxygen cylinders and other essential medicines. The daily requirement of the Hospital comprises of 10 cylinders of oxygen gas, one cylinder of cooking gas, 110 litres of diesel and 10 litres of petrol, according to the Administration. Furthermore, the ambulance services provided by the Hospital have been cut down following the ongoing fuel crisis. The 600-bed Hospital, which earlier received more than 100 patients, now receives about 60-70 patients in a day.