Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi has urged the Union Government in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to start work of the Satellite Centre of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Baleswar.
Padhi raised the issue at the Governing Board (GB) meeting of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, held at New Delhi, on December 5, where Union Minister Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda chaired.
The Chief Secretary urged the Union Government to take possession of the land reserved for AIIMS near Baleswar and start construction for the Satellite Centre. Director of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Geetanjali Batmanbane was present in the meeting.
While the State Government has already provided over 92 acres of land to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar and continued to provide other facilities, it was pointed out that the Union Government is yet to open Super Specialty facilities at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.
So the MoHFW was urged to start the Super Specialty facilities for the patients as soon as possible as there is infrastructure and other requirements are available.
Chief Secretary Padhi said that the State Government is taking all out steps to vacate unauthorized encroachments in AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. District Collector Khurda is taking up action for removing the unauthorized persons from AIIMS.
In the meantime, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar has approached the State Government to provide 50 acres of land and as the land comes under Forest Department, AIIMS has been requested to submit forest diversion proposal for eventual transfer of the land.
For providing training to the MBBS and nursing staff, Nayapalli dispensary has been handed over to the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. For Rural Health Training Centre, infrastructure development at Mendhasal Community Health Centre has been handed over to the AIIMS, said officials.
For helping out the attendants of the patients a dormitory is being set up at AIIMS with funding support from Nalco.