Eastern Maring Council urges
Source: The Sangai Express
Tengnoupal, July 21 2017:
The Eastern Maring Council (Rilram area) has urged the Health and Family Minister L Jayantakumar Singh to complete the construction of Primary Health Centre at Rilram Centre within this year .
A press release issued by joint secretary of EMC stated that a memorandum has been submitted to the Minister highlighting the matter and other issues concerning the health centre .
It stated that the construction of the PHC, which began seven years ago, has halted and the centre remains half-complete till date .
The quality and the progress of work has not been satisfactory to the locals, it added .
It also stated that the doctors of the PHC could not discharge their duties as required owing to certain reason and an MoU was signed between EMC/EMDC and the doctors on May 28 requiring all the posted doctors to perform their duties at least four days a month .
It further stated that lack of medicines in the Centre has caused massive problems for the locals and urged the Minister to provide the medicines required for a PHC at the earliest.