Dilapidated clinic run by activist shut down

Dilapidated clinic run by activist shut down

Chennai:23.05.2021

Chengalpet district authorities on Saturday sealed a clinic run by nuclear safety activist Dr V Pugazhendhi at Sadras near Kalpakkam for treating patients in a dilapidated structure under unhygienic conditions. Chengalpet collector A John Louis said that the clinic was functioning in pathetic conditions. It was sealed and the deputy director of health directed to conduct an inquiry. Located 70 km south of Chennai off East Coast Road, the clinic had four beds in two rooms below a roof that was falling apart. The backyard of the building was used for dumping waste. TNN

FALLING APART: The clinic at Sadras near Kalpakkam was run by nuclear safety activist Dr V Pugazhendi