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Hospitals turn mosquito havens

Friday, 17 September 2010 10:54 administrator
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Hindustan Times   17.09.2010

Hospitals turn mosquito havens
Four big hospitals of the Capital have been issued challans for letting their premises turn into breeding grounds for mosquitoes. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has slapped notices to Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), All Indian Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital.

With dengue outbreak in the Capital, the very hospitals where patients are cured have turned into a haven for dengue causing mosquitoes.

This is the second time this monsoon season that the four hospitals have been fined for creating "mosquitogenic conditions". The health department of the civic body had fined LHMC just two days ago.

Apart from hospitals, mosquito breeding has left its toll on several government offices in the area such as Nirman Bhavan near Central Secretariat and Mausam Bhavan on Lodi Road.

According to NDMC, mosquito larvae were found in the overhead tanks of both the buildings. "The challans have been given to the junior engineers of the buildings who are responsible for maintaining cleanliness in the buildings," said an NDMC official.

The official added that the junior engineer of Rakab Ganj Gurudwara area has also been challaned. Among VIPs, the junior engineer of the Aviation Minister was fined recently.

Last Updated on Friday, 17 September 2010 10:57
 

Siddaiah proposes to include PHCs under BBMP

Friday, 17 September 2010 10:51 administrator
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The Deccan Herald  17.09.2010

Siddaiah proposes to include PHCs under BBMP

Bangalore, Sept 16, DH News Service:

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Siddaiah has propounded to include Primary Health Centres (PHC), that are now under the State Health Department, in the Palike.

He told mediapersons that both the BBMP and the Health Department have talked about the repatriation of PHCs in the six newly-added City Municipal Corporations (CMC) and one Town Municipal Corporation (TMC) to the Palike.

“Some lacunae have been observed in the jurisdiction of PHCs under the Department of Health vis-a-vis the BBMP in the outlying areas. Hence, to set it right it is better to bring all the PHCs under our jurisdiction,” he said.

He also proposed to have the health department officers on deputation with the Palike, until more posts for doctors and nurses are created.

The BBMP will require at least three years to recruit more doctors and nurses to all the PHCs in Bangalore, said Palike officers.   

However, the Health Department is sceptical about the move. An officer observed it was appropriate that both the hospitals and PHCs were run by one agency, as it would amount to better co-ordination.

Also, officers in the Health Department are experienced and better equipped in implementing various national programmes, he added.

Last Updated on Friday, 17 September 2010 10:52
 

Final warning: MCD gets a year to shift illegal dairies

Thursday, 16 September 2010 11:21 administrator
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Indian Express   16.09.2010

Final warning: MCD gets a year to shift illegal dairies

Express News Service Tags : development, illegal diaries Posted: Thu Sep 16 2010, 03:36 hrs Updated: Thu Sep 16 2010, 05:15 hrs

Dairies

New Delhi:  Giving a last opportunity to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to comply with its orders, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed it to complete rehabilitation of all illegal dairies from urban areas of the city to Ghogha Dairy Colony within a year or face contempt of court charge.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan made it clear that in case the officials of the civic agency fail to comply with the court’s previous order, they will have to face contempt of court proceedings. This is for the third time that the MCD has sought extension of time since the courts’ order in May 2007 for relocating illegal dairies by August 31, 2008, with a compliance report.

The court’s directive came on an application filed by the MCD seeking another year, claiming the civic agency was developing Ghogha Dairy Colony where 2080 plots are available and applications were sought from the dairy owners for allotment. “Due to certain unavoidable circumstances, the relocation process could not be completed within the time-frame fixed by the High Court,” the counsel for MCD submitted.

Appearing for Common Cause, the NGO that filed the PIL in 2002, advocate Meera Bhatia contended that it was appreciable if the MCD worked on a war-footing and remove as many stray cattle from the streets as possible before the Commonwealth Games.

In 2002, while hearing the PIL seeking a direction to the MCD to take measures against stray cattle on city roads, the court had directed the civic agency to shift the dairies from urban areas of the city as stray cattle were causing traffic hazards. After a few years of non-compliance, some applications were filed before the court, to which the Division Bench had in May 2007 asked the MCD to shift illegal dairies by August 31, 2008.

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 September 2010 11:23
 
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