The Mahamodara Teaching Hospital is functioning after repairs were effected.

A Health Ministry spokesman said yesterday that the work had been completed after the December 26 debacle when a large part of the hospital was damaged by tsunami waves.

The operating theatres and all other units of the hospital have been disinfected, he said.

Health authorities have taken steps to transfer back all expectant mothers removed to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital (KTH) following the tidal waves. The spokesman said about 100 pregnant mothers had returned to the hospital.

The strained situation between the KTH and the MTH over the transferring of the pregnant mothers and those who are still in hospital after child births from Mahamodara to Karapitiya too were settled following this, he said.