Coimbatore: The last-minute cancellation of an inauguration ceremony of a public well being centre at Idigarai the city panchayat has prompted a slew of allegations between social employees and officials of the locality.
The well being sub-centre at Idigarai the city panchayat was renovated to be made into a primary well being centre. It was meant to be inaugurated on March 31 by minister for well being and circle of relatives welfare C Vijayabaskar and minister for municipal administration S P Velumani. But the inauguration was cancelled at the final moment.
While social employees say the former panchayat chairman I S Sathish Kumar had used his political clout to cancel the inauguration, Sathish Kumar said the construction work at the facility was now not complete and hence the inauguration was postponed.
Idigarai citizens said they had been waiting for a PHC since 1996. In 2016, they petitioned the then leader minister J Jayalalithaa, and then it was said within the meeting that their petition can be thought to be. On March 23 this year, a resolution was passed within the meeting, meting out Rs 70 lakh for a PHC in Idigarai the city panchayat. While the panchayat had already given its consent to arrange a PHC on a natham poromboke land at neighbouring Krishnapuram, it was determined that the well being sub-centre at Idigarai can be upgraded to a PHC and be used until the brand new PHC at Krishnapuram got here up.
Activists from town said while Rs 14 lakh was budgeted for the renovation. T Parthasarathy, 58, a former vice-chairman of town panchayat and a social worker, said he had effectively completed the renovation by spending Rs 2 lakh from his pocket. He said he had labored along with C Duraisamy, 73, a farmer-activist from the area.
“The PHC was scheduled to be inaugurated by the ministers on March 31, but Sathish Kumar had used the affect he has with an area legislator and in the course of the govt officer of the panchayat J Felix, had cancelled the inauguration,” said Parthasarathy. “He had carried out it as he didn’t like us gaining prominence within the house,” said Parthasarathy.
In a petition to the chief minister on Monday, Duraisamy said on March 28, well being officials from Chennai had visited the ability and had given their nod to inaugurate it on March 31. “But Sathish Kumar had influenced Felix and had stopped local well being officials from visiting the ability on March 30, a day sooner than the inauguration,” he said within the petition. He sought an inquiry towards Sathish Kumar.
When contacted, Felix denied the allegations. “I'm a panchayat official. How can I ask well being division officials to cancel the inauguration,” Felix said.
Sathish Kumar, alternatively, said the inauguration was cancelled as the construction work within the PHC was now not complete. “The PHC wishes proper ground, a bathroom for medical doctors and body of workers participants and also a proper gate. Without these how could we carry ministers to inaugurate the ability?” requested Kumar. He denied the allegations made by Duraisamy and Parthasarathy.
When contacted, a well being division official too said the PHC wishes proper ground and a bathroom for medical doctors and body of workers participants. “The work can be completed in any other 10 days and then we would have the minister inaugurate it,” the official added.
The well being sub-centre at Idigarai the city panchayat was renovated to be made into a primary well being centre. It was meant to be inaugurated on March 31 by minister for well being and circle of relatives welfare C Vijayabaskar and minister for municipal administration S P Velumani. But the inauguration was cancelled at the final moment.
While social employees say the former panchayat chairman I S Sathish Kumar had used his political clout to cancel the inauguration, Sathish Kumar said the construction work at the facility was now not complete and hence the inauguration was postponed.
Idigarai citizens said they had been waiting for a PHC since 1996. In 2016, they petitioned the then leader minister J Jayalalithaa, and then it was said within the meeting that their petition can be thought to be. On March 23 this year, a resolution was passed within the meeting, meting out Rs 70 lakh for a PHC in Idigarai the city panchayat. While the panchayat had already given its consent to arrange a PHC on a natham poromboke land at neighbouring Krishnapuram, it was determined that the well being sub-centre at Idigarai can be upgraded to a PHC and be used until the brand new PHC at Krishnapuram got here up.
Activists from town said while Rs 14 lakh was budgeted for the renovation. T Parthasarathy, 58, a former vice-chairman of town panchayat and a social worker, said he had effectively completed the renovation by spending Rs 2 lakh from his pocket. He said he had labored along with C Duraisamy, 73, a farmer-activist from the area.
“The PHC was scheduled to be inaugurated by the ministers on March 31, but Sathish Kumar had used the affect he has with an area legislator and in the course of the govt officer of the panchayat J Felix, had cancelled the inauguration,” said Parthasarathy. “He had carried out it as he didn’t like us gaining prominence within the house,” said Parthasarathy.
In a petition to the chief minister on Monday, Duraisamy said on March 28, well being officials from Chennai had visited the ability and had given their nod to inaugurate it on March 31. “But Sathish Kumar had influenced Felix and had stopped local well being officials from visiting the ability on March 30, a day sooner than the inauguration,” he said within the petition. He sought an inquiry towards Sathish Kumar.
When contacted, Felix denied the allegations. “I'm a panchayat official. How can I ask well being division officials to cancel the inauguration,” Felix said.
Sathish Kumar, alternatively, said the inauguration was cancelled as the construction work within the PHC was now not complete. “The PHC wishes proper ground, a bathroom for medical doctors and body of workers participants and also a proper gate. Without these how could we carry ministers to inaugurate the ability?” requested Kumar. He denied the allegations made by Duraisamy and Parthasarathy.
When contacted, a well being division official too said the PHC wishes proper ground and a bathroom for medical doctors and body of workers participants. “The work can be completed in any other 10 days and then we would have the minister inaugurate it,” the official added.
Eleventh hour cancellation of PHC inauguration triggers slew of accusations
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