Versioned change log for WIB's open datasets. Useful if you cached a CSV/JSON and want to know what's changed before re-pulling. Versions follow YYYY-MM-DD; the JSON files include this version in their header.
v2026-05-06.3May 6, 2026 (late evening)
add East & Northeast coverage — Bhubaneswar + Guwahati
- Hospitals: 415 → 431 records (+16). 30 → 32 cities. New: Bhubaneswar (AIIMS, Apollo, KIMS, AMRI, SUM, Care, Kalinga, Capital) and Guwahati (Apollo, GNRC, Down Town, Hayat, Excelcare, Nemcare, Sun Valley, Ayursundra)
- Restaurants: 545 → 565 records (+20). 22 → 24 cities. New: Bhubaneswar (Dalma, Truptee, Kanika Mayfair, Chappan Bhog, Mauli, Odisha Hotel etc.) and Guwahati (Khorikaa, Heritage Khorikaa, Naga Kitchen, Paradise, Beatrouts etc.)
- 16 new pages: 4 city indexes + 8 hospital specialty pages + 4 cuisine pages including unique best-odia-thali and best-assamese
- Per-city JSON API extended with 4 new endpoints
v2026-05-06.2May 6, 2026 (evening)
add Mangalore + Trichy cities + 17 new specialty/cuisine pages
- Hospitals: 399 → 415 records (+16). 28 → 30 cities. New: Mangalore (8 hospitals — KMC, Father Muller, AJ, Yenepoya, Indiana, Unity, Mangala, Wenlock), Trichy (8 hospitals — Kauvery, Apollo, Kavery Medical, SRM, MGM, Sudha, ABC, Vikram ENT)
- Restaurants: 535 → 545 records (+10). 21 → 22 cities. New: Mangalore (10 restaurants — Giri Manja's, Machali, Ocean Pearl, Gajalee, Pabbas, etc.)
- 11 new hospital specialty pages (Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Neurology) for Surat (4), Mangalore (4), Trichy (3)
- 5 new restaurant cuisine pages: Surat (3 — Gujarati Thali, Surati Street Food, Multi-Cuisine), Mangalore (2 — Coastal Seafood, Mangalorean Vegetarian)
- Per-city JSON API extended:
/data/api/hospitals/mangalore.json, trichy.json, /data/api/restaurants/mangalore.json
How to know when data updates
The combined files at /data/csv/wib-hospitals-all.csv and /data/json/hospitals.json always reflect the latest snapshot. JSON files include a "version" field in the header — check that against your cached version to detect changes.
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