Finally, the State Government woke up to the students’ demands and took vital decisions to streamline systems at the Biju Patnaik Homeopathy Medical College here by putting in place various infrastructural facilities and appointing teaching and nonteaching staffs.
MlA Ramesh Chandra Chyaupatnaik and district Collector Prem Chandra Choudhury along with other officials of the district administration visited the college campus on Sunday evening and later held a meeting to resolve various issues.
Notably, students have been resorting to an agitation demanding fulfillment of various demands.
According to the decision taken at the meeting, land disputes would be shorted out soon for construction of a boundary wall around the college campus. The Braille Press would come within the college campus. Similarly, the unused Mental Department buildings would be renovated for use as girls’ hostel. The Audit Office would be shifted to the CDMO office.
A Medical Officer would be appointed to make the recently-launched Indoor Department functional. Similarly, a nurse and another employee would be brought would be brought in through outsourcing.
According to MlA Chyaupatnaik, as many as eight retired lecturers would be appointed for smoothening of teaching in the college. The most vital decision taken was that a new Principal would be appointed on Tuesday. Notably, incumbent Principal Dr Nivedita Dash is on leave tillTuesday. Among others, ADMO (Medical) Dr Saroj Mishra, In-charge Principal Nandita Sahu and all lecturers were present.