New Delhi: The teacher association of the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) has written to the Health Minister Satyendar Jain to shift the hospital proposed to be built in the GTB Hospital to the nearest area because the site is the green bioderiverse area.
UCMS unity students have also increased the same problem and the teacher’s body has stated its solidarity with their request.
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, even though there are actually land availability (under Delhi’s government) in the nearest area, “said the letter to Jain.
They also mentioned the Delhi government initiative from the Rejuvenating Lakes and The Greenery of Delhi and said that they “understood the importance of the green environment”.
They urged Jain to “consider shifting the hospital proposed in the nearest area and thus, promoting sustainable development”.
“The proposed site has become a playground which is an important feature of medical education institutions.
The threatened green area is an internationally recognized hotspot for birds.
We found that the National Green Court also recommended to preserve bioderiverse and green zones, one recent example This.
Is from Delhi University, “said the letter.
They also said that there was a Covid management facility that was already in the nearby Ramlila Ground which is currently underutilized.
“More than that, the building in the proposed area might also make the surrounding area unsafe for the hostels of girls and nursing around it “They said.
Satyendar Jain has recently said that the government will build seven new hospitals in the national capital in six months using precast development techniques.
The hospital will come in Sarita Vihar, Shalimar Bagh, Sultanpuri, Kirari, Raghubir Nagar, Campus of GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya.