The Government Medical College and Hospital Action Committee, which has been spearheading agitations for last several years for a Government medical college here, has decided to intensify its stir till the demand is met and for upgradation of the existing District Headquarters Hospital with addition of 50 more beds for turning it to a college.
The committee observed its eighth foundation day on Wednesday with its members adopting a 21-point charter of demands. It said agitation would continue until foundation-stone for the college is laid.
The meeting further decided to stage a dharna in Delhi during the next Parliament session to highlight the demand. The committee sought cooperation of all elected representatives, including MP and MlAs in this regard.
The committee members pointed out that the State Government has declared that four District Headquarters Hospitals, including Baleswar, would be upgraded to the status of medical colleges with requisite infrastructure and the decision should be implemented soon.
They further demanded that the jail campus, TB hospital and police colony in the vicinity of the Baleswar DHH be shifted elsewhere and the space utilised for the hospital.
The meeting was presided by Baidyanath Sarangi while former Information Commissioner of Gujarat Rabinarayan Das, Sadar MlA JP Dash, Remuna MlA Sudarshan Jena, Soro MlA Surendra Parmanik, Jaleswar MlA Debi Prasanna Chand and Zilla Parishad president Ummilata Das participated in the discussions.