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| CPWD, GMC officials lock horns; shift blame | | Fire incident in Jammu super-speciality | | Syed Junaid Hashmi/Nitesh Sangral | 7/11/2015 10:39:07 AM |
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Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 10: Confrontation is brewing between Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and administration of Government Medical College (GMC) over the later claiming of building not having been handed over to them besides lodging an FIR against the former.
The two are at loggerheads with each other after the recent fire incident in which 108 batteries of CT scan machine had got completely destroyed. State government took note of this grave incident. Minister for Health and Medical Education reached super-speciality hospital with his whole team and without even ascertaining the factual position, ordered lodging of an FIR against CPWD.
GMC administration which is habitual of being negligent and shifting blame immediately reached Bakshi Nagar Police Station to lodge an FIR. If the sources are to be believed, the officials at police station Bakshi Nagar without even holding a preliminary inquiry lodged the FIR and began investigating the fire incident. They did not bother to look into the extensive damage caused by fire incident neither did they seek any explanation from the authorities in GMC Jammu, who have been remote controlling the same.
On being asked about the incident, Medical Superintendent of Super-speciality Hospital Dr. Romesh Gupta said that they have complained to CPWD about the incident and sought an explanation from them. He said that CPWD has been asked to explain reasons for not handing over the building to them. "We have also lodged an FIR with police station Bakshi Nagar against CPWD for criminal negligence. Had we not been on time in controlling the fire, the incident could have resulted in huge devastation. They will have to explain reasons behind this," said Dr. Romesh.
"Technicians of Siman Private Limited had come and have inspected the batteries and promised us that they would replace all the batteries within a week's time," said Romesh. Regard the CT Scan, he said that whether the machine is functional or has suffered damages or is not in a condition to be operated again would be known only after the batteries are replaced. "Once the batteries are made available, we would then be in a condition to know whether or not the CT Scan machine has got damaged. Till that time, all is guess work and nothing," added Gupta.
He asserted that had the building been handed over to them, they would have taken steps required for making the building safe for patients. However, CPWD has been repeatedly saying that they have handed over most of the operations of the building to administration of GMC. Chief Engineer of CPWD A.K.Garg when asked said "We are yet to receive any letter from the GMC or the super-speciality seeking explanation from us for the fire incident. Once we receive the letter, we would give them detailed reply."
About handing over of the building, Garg said, "There is nothing major left with us. If they are saying, building and other equipments are with us. Let them prove the same," said Garg. He further said that the batteries which have got completely destroyed had been supplied by a company namely 'Siman Private Limited'.
However, technicians working in the super-speciality hospital have said that there are bleak chances of CT scan machine still being functional. "We suspect that the machine has suffered some damage. The extent would be known only after the batteries are available," said a technician. He accepted that working in this kind of unstable environ is akin to putting your life at risk. Whatever the fate of CT scan machine, the fact remains that a bitter war of acrimony has broken between CPWD and GMC officials. |
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