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| Much needed Trauma Hospital in Jammu Division out of bounds | | Proposal framed in 2010, shelved without compunction due to non-creation of posts | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 7: Due to the non-creation of the posts, the much needed Trauma Hospital in Jammu division couldn’t be made operational for the past six years, leaving the already crisis ridden health infrastructure in the erstwhile state in absolute shambles.
Documents in possession of Early Times reveal that in order to ensure immediate medical treatment for accident victims, a proposal was framed in May 2010 to establish a Trauma Hospital at Khellani on Batote-Kishtwar Road at an estimated cost of Rs 399.60 lakh, with target of completion within 24 months. The project involved construction of hospital complex comprising emergency/ IPD/ diagnostic/ operation theatre/ wards, mortuary, approach road/ parking area, development works/ pathways, security post/ gate, provision of silent DG sets, voltage stabilisers, providing of water supply line from Public Health Engineering source to site of work, etc.
Records however reveal that the land for the hospital was acquired in January 2010 after payment of land compensation of Rs 25 lakh. Further, an amount of Rs 393.71 lakh was advanced to Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) during 2009-10 to 2016-17, for construction of the building.
The main building of the hospital was handed over to Block Medical Officer (BMO) Assar in December 2015.
JKPCC incurred an expenditure of Rs 360.24 lakh during 2009-18, but the work on the entry gate and mortuary block constructed upto roof level was incomplete.
Furthermore, an expenditure of Rs 9.35 lakh was also incurred during 2016-17 for purchase of equipment, furniture and furnishing but the same were still in packed conditions.
Records reveal that in order to make Trauma Hospital functional, Director Health Services, Jammu submitted (May 2016) proposal for creation of 112 posts of Doctors/ Paramedical staff to the Government, which had not been approved.
Despite taking over the main building from JKPCC in December 2015, the Trauma Hospital could not be made functional, due to non-creation of posts and non-establishment of laboratory/ diagnostic facilities, operation theatre, blood bank and ambulance, etc. thereby rendering the investment of Rs 394.59 lakh68 unfruitful. It is being stated by the authorities at the helm that the Trauma Hospital was not functional; however, one Medical Aid Centre and one New Type Public Health Centre (NTPHC) having sanctioned staff of five, were functioning in the building. However, the fact remains that the available staff was not sufficient to make the trauma hospital functional which required 112 posts of Doctors/ Paramedical staff. Besides, there were 177 accidents in the area during the last three years in which 286 persons got injured and 46 died and the failure to operationalize the Trauma Centre to provide immediate medical treatment to such accident victims has resulted in unfruitful expenditure of Rs 394.59 lakh. |
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