Medical Facility in Chennai Central for 24hrs
Posted on: 18/Dec/2012 11:19:16 AM
The southern railway has invited expression of interest from various hospitals to establish a medicare centre at the station, the Madras High Court has been ordered previously for the welfare of the public. A full fledged Emergency medical care centre at the station, which handled about 200 trains and 3.5 lakh passengers daily, came up for further hearing before the first bench recently, the railway counsel said the Central Railway Station would soon have a facility like the one in Bangalore.
In view of the submission,of the high court. we dispose of the PIL with a direction to the southern railway to complete the process and establish the emergency medical care centre at Chennai Central Railway station, as expeditiously as possibly, preferably within three months. In its order, the first bench also recalled an interim order delivered by the court on November 29, 2011 wondering as to how could the railways not provide adequate space for a medical centre, when it was able to allocate space for book stall, kiosks, restaurant and medical stores. "When there is no difficulty for the railways to allot large space for book stall, restaurants, medical stores and other kiosks, then why not the railways provide an equal space for setting up an emergency medicare facility?" the court had asked the authorities.
Morethan that of the petition. Noting that a fraction of a second is enough to save a person battling for life, she said the railways had a social obligation to provide quality passenger amenities at all stations.said by the authority and public in the railway station.
