MLA demands appointment of doctors at Alangulam PHC
Special Correspondent
TIRUNELVELI, April 17, 2018 00:00 IST
If situation continues, we’ll lay siege to the Collectorate: Poongothai Aladi Aruna
Appealing to the State Government to appoint adequate number of doctors in the upgraded primary health centre at Alangulam, MLA Poongothai Aladi Aruna submitted a petition to Collector Sandeep Nanduri on Monday during the weekly grievance redressal meet.
Dr. Poongothai, after submitting the petition, said the condition of the upgraded PHC at Alangulam was in worst shape as the posts of obstetrics and gynaecologist, paediatrician, anaesthetist and orthopaedic surgeon were vacant although buildings and medical equipments were adequately available.
“Though Alangulam taluk witnessed dengue outbreak last year, the Department of Public Health did not any concrete measures to improve this PHC, which conducted only 18 family planning surgeries and 22 cesarean sections last year. The operation theatre is not in use for the past four months for reasons best known to the officials concerned. Hence, the Department of Public Health should take adequate steps at the earliest to make the upgraded PHC into a full-fledged hospital,” Dr. Poongothai said.
She also complained that the Department of Social Welfare and the Department of Rural Development were ignoring the constituency by refusing to implement development works even under the MLA Constituency Development Fund.
“We’ve the doubt that the government is purposely avoiding executing development works in my constituency. If this situation continues, we’ll lay siege to the Collectorate,” she said.
‘Release water’
A group of farmers from Zamin Singampatti, Ayansingampatti, South Paappaankulam and Moolachchi submitted a petition seeking release of water from Manimuthuar Dam for advance ‘kar’ paddy cultivation as the dam now had water for over 80 feet.
However, the district administration is unlikely to recommend the release of water from the dam since the water managers will be relying upon the reservoir to meet drinking water requirements during this summer in the wake of the meagre storage of just 23 feet water in Papanasam Dam.
A couple from Tirunelveli Town said in their petition that their 11-month-old daughter, after being admitted to a private hospital in Tirunelveli Town due to high fever on April 10 last, was referred to another private hospital in Perumalpuram after two days of treatment.
“However, she died as the doctors of the hospital in Tirunelveli Town failed to diagnose the cause of the fever and give appropriate treatment. Hence, the Collector should order an inquiry into the mysterious death of my daughter,” M. Maharani, mother of the deceased baby, said.
Special Correspondent
TIRUNELVELI, April 17, 2018 00:00 IST
If situation continues, we’ll lay siege to the Collectorate: Poongothai Aladi Aruna
Appealing to the State Government to appoint adequate number of doctors in the upgraded primary health centre at Alangulam, MLA Poongothai Aladi Aruna submitted a petition to Collector Sandeep Nanduri on Monday during the weekly grievance redressal meet.
Dr. Poongothai, after submitting the petition, said the condition of the upgraded PHC at Alangulam was in worst shape as the posts of obstetrics and gynaecologist, paediatrician, anaesthetist and orthopaedic surgeon were vacant although buildings and medical equipments were adequately available.
“Though Alangulam taluk witnessed dengue outbreak last year, the Department of Public Health did not any concrete measures to improve this PHC, which conducted only 18 family planning surgeries and 22 cesarean sections last year. The operation theatre is not in use for the past four months for reasons best known to the officials concerned. Hence, the Department of Public Health should take adequate steps at the earliest to make the upgraded PHC into a full-fledged hospital,” Dr. Poongothai said.
She also complained that the Department of Social Welfare and the Department of Rural Development were ignoring the constituency by refusing to implement development works even under the MLA Constituency Development Fund.
“We’ve the doubt that the government is purposely avoiding executing development works in my constituency. If this situation continues, we’ll lay siege to the Collectorate,” she said.
‘Release water’
A group of farmers from Zamin Singampatti, Ayansingampatti, South Paappaankulam and Moolachchi submitted a petition seeking release of water from Manimuthuar Dam for advance ‘kar’ paddy cultivation as the dam now had water for over 80 feet.
However, the district administration is unlikely to recommend the release of water from the dam since the water managers will be relying upon the reservoir to meet drinking water requirements during this summer in the wake of the meagre storage of just 23 feet water in Papanasam Dam.
A couple from Tirunelveli Town said in their petition that their 11-month-old daughter, after being admitted to a private hospital in Tirunelveli Town due to high fever on April 10 last, was referred to another private hospital in Perumalpuram after two days of treatment.
“However, she died as the doctors of the hospital in Tirunelveli Town failed to diagnose the cause of the fever and give appropriate treatment. Hence, the Collector should order an inquiry into the mysterious death of my daughter,” M. Maharani, mother of the deceased baby, said.
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