Athmallik CCC opens and shuts in a month

By Express News Service
ANGUL:  At a time when Angul district continues to report above 100 constructive circumstances per day and is in yellow zone, the Covid care centre (CCC) in backward Athmallik has been closed since 4 days sparking resentment amongst locals. 

Sources mentioned, the CCC, which was opened solely final month on May 25, has been shut since June 18 regardless of the medical facility being much-needed within the backward sub-division. Locals had earlier expressed resentment as all Covid amenities had been in Talcher and Angul, about 100 km away. They had turn out to be hopeful of well timed well being service after the CCC began functioning in Athmallik.

 The 40-bed CCC at Athmallik -one of the 4 sub-divisions within the district- had been arrange following protests and calls for by the residents and political events, specifically the BJP. Six medical doctors from SCB Medical College and paramedical employees from Angul district hospital had been posted on the devoted facility the place 5 to 10 sufferers had been admitted each day. 

However, SCB withdrew six medical officers from the centre on June 16 and the DHH authorities additionally referred to as again paramedical employees forcing the native administration to shut the CCC. Opposing the closure of the CCC, State BJP  Executive committee member Bhagirathi Pradhan mentioned the power was of nice service to the folks within the area. “It is another instance of neglect by the State government towards Athamallik. Instead of opening more centres and hospitals to meet the surging pandemic, the government is closing them which is ridiculous. Local MLA also is doing nothing in this regard,” he mentioned. 

Athwmallik Sub Collector Lalit Behera mentioned the centre needed to be closed due to withdrawal of medical doctors by SCB authorities. Under these circumstances, there was no manner however to shut the centre. SCB officers, he mentioned, withdrew the medical doctors as a result of there was sharp discount of sufferers.