Relocation of Dr YS Parmar medical college unfortunate, unjust: Bindal

The decision to shift Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar Medical College and Hospital from Nahan to another place has caused widespread anger in the BJP and it is being considered a betrayal of the people of Nahan. BJP state president Dr Rajiv Bindal has strongly opposed this move and called it extremely unfortunate and unjust.

Bindal emphasised that the Narendra Modi-led Central government had allocated Rs 265 crore for the construction of the medical college and hospital building. The construction was initially planned as an 11-storey building but was halted at seven storeys two years ago. Another proposed 11-storey structure has not yet commenced, leaving the project in limbo.

He further elaborated that essential utilities such as a water supply for the next 15 years have already been provisioned, with dedicated water tanks constructed on-site. Similarly, electricity supply has been adequately arranged.

Bindal pointed out that a multi-level parking facility for approximately 400 vehicles has been planned by transferring 7 bighas of land from the veterinary hospital to the medical college. Additionally, a direct road from the Shimla road to the medical college campus has been designed, and drawings have been prepared.

The proposed facilities include a 500-bed hospital, training institutes, parking facilities and drinking water provisions, all at the current location. Bindal criticised the decision to select a new site for the medical college, calling it an injustice and a ploy to delay development for political reasons.

The BJP leader highlighted the employment opportunities that the institute has already created in Nahan and the potential for further job creation and advanced medical services once the facility is expanded.

Currently, the site boasts world-class CT scan and ultrasound labs, along with three operational oxygen plants. Bindal urged authorities to expedite the completion of the two 11-story buildings, stating that two years have already been wasted in unnecessary delays.

He also criticised the delay in starting Rs 70-crore nursing college project and a Rs. 20 crore mother and child hospital, both approved by the central government. Land for these projects has been finalized, and designs have been approved, yet no progress has been made.

Bindal called for immediate action to resume construction at the existing site, ensuring the completion of the stalled projects without further politicisation. “The people of Nahan deserve justice, not delays,” he remarked, urging for the timely development of the medical college and hospital as originally planned.