BHOPAL: In these pandemic instances when the overall health services are in disarray, the delay in resumption of services at Katju Hospital has added an extra burden on the overall health infrastructure of the state capital. The one hundred-bed super speciality hospital was to turn out to be functional about March this year. Nevertheless, the project may well take a different six months to comprehensive, that also if the funds needed are sanctioned.
The reconstruction and up-gradation of the centrally situated Katju Hospital is delayed by 10 months for the lack of funds. National Health Mission, which is undertaking the upgradation of the health-related facility, has sent a proposal for fund to central government. And if the funds are sanctioned, the engineers think that the project would be completed by May subsequent year.
Due to the delay, the city has missed out on the one hundred-bed super-specialty health-related facility which is extremely considerably needed in these complicated instances. Due to Covid-19 induced lockdown, the building work came to a standstill. The agency hence got an extension to finish the project. However for the shortage of funds, the work has once again place on hold at the hospital.
Located at Jawahar Chowk in New Market, the 30-bed hospital was demolished to be replaced by a new G-5 story one hundred-bed health-related facility in the heart of the city. The foundation stone was laid in May 2018 and Feb 2020 was set as the deadline for the completion of the building. The one hundred-bed hospital with higher tech facilities was to come up at a expense of Rs20 crore.The hospital was to turn out to be functional this February, considerably ahead of the pandemic.