Students, psychiatry patients face the music
3/3/2017
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 3: Over 300 medical students and scores of
psychiatry patients are virtually going through hell and back because of a
public fair organised near the Government Medical College and Hospital's hostel
and Psychiatry hospital at Resham Ghar Colony.
Surprisingly, the GMC&H administration granted
permission to the fair organisers despite repeated protests by the students.
The mela had been organized at the same place from
February 1 to 16, but after complaints the police forced the organisers to
vacate the space. Now, the organizers got permission from district
administration and GMC&H, sources told Early Times.
The studies of medical students have got affected from
last month because of the loud music played in the mela.
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@Passing the buck#
Deputy
Commissioner Jammu, Simrandeep Singh said as a custodian of GMC&H and its
associated hospitals, the Principal gave NoC to the organizers to hold the Mela
after charging rupees one lakh for it.
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A senior faculty member, wishing anonymity, told Early
Times that despite knowing that examinations of medical students is going, it
was surprising that the organisers were given a green signal.
"Exms are scheduled from mid March and April. We
fail to understand why did the administration give NoC to the organisers?"
the faculty member said.
Also, some doctors of GMC&H say that playing
bombastic music near the patients who are suffering from various psychiatric
diseases is dangerous to their health.
Passing the buck on GMC&H, Deputy Commissioner
Jammu, Simrandeep Singh said as a custodian of GMC&H and its associated
hospitals, the Principal gave NOC to the organizers to hold the mela after
charging rupees one lakh for it.
When asked if the studies of students and
health care of patients especially psychiatry patients was not getting affected
due to loud music, Singh said this was very serious matter and the Principal
should have looked into it before giving a NoC. "If a complaint reaches
me, I shall take action after reviewing the entire matter, "he added.
The GMC&H Principal, Dr Zahid Gillani, could not be
contacted for his comment.
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