Posers raised on kits supply to JNIMS Dental College
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 15 2022:
Students of Dental College, JNIMS are facing huge inconveniences due to supply of sub-standard dental chairs.
According to a source, a tender notice was issued for procuring 70 dental chairs of the Dental College, which was obtained by Astik Dent Traders.
The store supplied around 70 Aquas Model Dental Chairs along with accessories such as 70 LED air rotor, 70 contra-angle, 70 ultrasonic scaler and 70 straight hand pieces and 70 air rotor hub to JNIMS over the years.
The dental chairs and accessories were approved by JNIMS authority after checking.
However, the dental chairs supplied by Astik Dent Traders did not have the air rotor terminal, ultrasonic scaler and dental camera systems, which the chairs were supposed to have.
Despite knowing that the chairs were lacking some of the key parts, JNIMS authority approved the sub-standard chairs and allowed the supplier to cash out the total bill, which amounted to Rs 1,13,71,500 in two phases in 2022 and 2021.Meanwhile, the BDS students who are about to appear for their final year exams are facing a lot of difficulties as they are required to use the dental chairs.
In this regard, the authority concerned has taken up steps to allow the students to utilise the functioning dental chairs in different departments of the college, the source conveyed.