Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday hit out on the Centre over an objection raised by the Union ministry of well being and household welfare relating to the proposed website for All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Shobhan in Darbhanga.
“The Centre doesn’t settle for my strategies. There is nothing fallacious with the location earmarked for AIIMS at Darbhanga. One can go to the location to seek out out the fact. Earlier, Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) was speculated to be upgraded, however this proposal of the state authorities was rejected by the Centre. Then they deliberate to make AIIMS on the DMCH campus. However, there was a problem once more. During my go to to Darbhanga, the district Justice of the Peace confirmed me the land close to Shobhan Bypass. I used to be impressed seeing the location’s correct connectivity. The Centre nonetheless has an issue. It appears the Centre has one thing else within the thoughts,” Nitish instructed media individuals.
The recent controversy erupted following a letter despatched by the Union ministry of well being and household welfare secretary Rajesh Bhushan to state well being division further chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit wherein it was talked about that the proposed land for AIIMS at Darbhanga is low-lying the place earth filling of greater than 10 metres is required. The letter additionally talked about concerning the problem in filling roughly 151 acres of land with good high quality of soil, which might result in escalation in mission value and delay in development work. The letter additionally pointed to the potential of waterlogging within the surrounding areas.The letter, written on May 26, adopted a go to by a central workforce to the location on April 27. However, the letter got here to the general public area on Sunday.
Meanwhile, BJP state president Samrat Choudhary on Monday slammed Nitish for choosing the “defective” website for AIIMS-Darbhanga. “The Centre doesn’t need one other construction to break down within the state. Nitish had first mentioned that DMCH could be upgraded into AIIMS. He was then zeroing in on a land on defunct Ashok Paper Mill campus. Finally, the CM selected the low-lying land at Shobhan for the aim,” he added.
The ruling JD(U) and RJD have accused the BJP of politicising the problem. JD(U) state spokesperson and MLA Ajay Chaudhary mentioned the BJP was attempting to deviate from the principle points. “With nice effort, the CM determined to allot 189 acres of land for AIIMS close to Shobhan free of charge. The proposed land is hardly 5km away from Darbhanga-Amas four-lane street. It could be handy for medical doctors in addition to sufferers to achieve the location.”
RJD state spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan mentioned, “The land was chosen in January. The BJP persons are objecting to it now after a niche of 5 months. They are creating pointless controversy. Earlier, the then Union minister J P Nadda had objected to the upgradation of DMCH into AIIMS. Now, the Union well being ministry has raised objections over the land earmarked for AIIMS-Darbhanga. The truth is that BJP doesn’t need Bihar to get one other AIIMS.”