After letter to Works Secy evoked no response
A year after inauguration of the Saheed Laxman Nayak (SLN) Medical College Hospital here, poor-quality construction work has put the students and patients in great inconvenience.
Expressing concern over the poor structural condition of the building, the Koraput district Collector has written to Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi urging him to take necessary steps at the earliest.
The condition of the building degraded with continuous leakage of water and walls were found soaked after rainfall within a year.
The water leakage is found in the auditorium, classrooms and library. The continuous water leakage, it has affected the ceilings and walls of the building.
Even though the district administration had written to the Works Department Secretary nearly six months back, there was no response from his side and no repairs were carried out.
Another letter was written on July 29, 2018 to Koraput Division Roads and Building (R and B) Executive Engineer, who assured to probe the inferior quality of construction works.
However, repairs were not carried out, the Collector stated in the letter.
The Collector further mentioned that the water leakage in the building came to his notice during his visit to the medical college on August 27.
Notably, the SLN Medical College Hospital was inaugurated on September 4, 2017 in Koraput.