Patna High Court disposes of PIL seeking construction of community health center, upgrade of PHC Darauli

The Patna Excessive Courtroom disposed of a Public Curiosity Litigation (PIL) filed looking for a route upon the respondents for development of a Neighborhood Well being Centre or alternatively improve the Major Well being Centre, Darauli, Siwan into the Neighborhood Well being Centre.

It’s averred that presently the Major Well being  Centre, Darauli, Siwan consists of 6 mattress well being centre the place female and male sufferers are being handled in the identical room and the out there medical facility of the Major Well being Centre are fairly totally different from the usual medical facility, which should have been there. The Major Well being Centre, Darauli, Siwan is the one Medical Centre of the locality, round greater than 2 lakhs inhabitants and the folks of the locality don’t have any choice however to go to the Major Well being Centre in case of any medical emergency. 

The  petition additional discloses that the folks of the locality have been constantly demanding for development of Neighborhood Well being Centre, as additionally for enchancment of medical facility at Major Well being Centre, Darauli, Siwan they usually additionally went on Dharna and the matter has been raised earlier than all involved, together with the District Justice of the Peace, Civil Surgeon and D.D.C., Siwan and many others. however no motion has been taken on this regard.

In response to the averments made within the writ petition, a counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of  the Civil Surgeon, Siwan.  

Authorities Counsel referring to the averments made within the counter affidavit submitted that contemplating the affordable demand of the folks of the locality,   deliberations had been made within the conferences of the District Coordination Committee on 26.12.2020 and additional on 27.02.2021. 

On this context, the adjoining land of the Zila Parishad was proposed to be transferred and obligatory pointers had been additionally hunted for by the involved division. Nevertheless, it was learnt that the land was utilized by the Zila Parishad for development of a market and 11 retailers had been already constructed and a half constructed constructing was in place for Bazar Samiti. Thus, within the gentle of the unavailability of ample land with a view to improve the Major Well being Centre, Darauli, a Referral Hospital of 30 beds was conceived within the close by village Completed, which is roughly 8 Km from the Major Well being Centre, Darauli. Additional Rs. 6,44,95,000/- was additionally sanctioned for development of the Referral Hospital vide letter dated 20.05.2019 issued by the Well being Division.

The Counsel for the State additional submitted that the official respondents are delicate in direction of the demand and grievance of the locality and contemplating the medical wants of the folks of the locality the Referral Hospital, Completed has been constructed with a energy of 30 beds inside 8 Km from the Major Well being Centre, Darauli with a view to cater the Medical wants of the folks residing in close by the village. It has additionally been knowledgeable that the development of Referral Hospital is already over awaiting inauguration.

Contemplating the rival submissions and the averments made within the counter affidavit, particularly within the truth of the District Coordination Committee having constantly taken steps to fulfill the calls for of the folks of the locality, however on account of the unavailability of ample land in village Darauli, Siwan, a Referral Hospital of 30 beds have been constructed within the close by village Completed, at a distance of 8 Km from the Major Well being Centre, Darauli, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ok. Vinod Chandran and Justice Harish Kumar doesn’t discover any purpose or event to proceed with the current litigation.