Minister Ramdas takes Wenlock staff to task after inspection

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May 22, 2012

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Mangalore, May 22: S A Ramdas, State Minister for Medical Education, paid an inspection visit to the district Wenlock Hospital in Mangalore on Tuesday.

Speaking to mediapersons after taking stock of the situation, Mr. Ramdas said that overall, he was not happy with the work being carried out at the hospital.

“Every week I speak to patients of different hospitals in the state and get first hand complaints. I had received a few complaints about Wenlock Hospital and after this inspection I have found out they were genuine. 58 doctors are not on duty today. 11 doctors have been absent for the last one month and about 9 doctors from the past one week”, he said.

The minister was severe on concerned officials of the hospital for referring patients to private hospitals citing lack of specialists.

In the ADIG Department, just the technician is attending to the patients, Mr. Ramdas said. Complaints are not being attended to in the helpline service, he added.

The minister assured that issues concerning the hospital including action against irresponsible staff, appointment of specialist doctors etc will be discussed with the Chief Minister and steps would be taken accordingly. A proposal to set up a government medical institution in the district would also be put forth before the CM, he added.

On a query whether there was any follow up and improvement in the hospital from his last visit, Mr. Ramdas said that during his previous visit there was a lack of availability of medicines which is not the case this time. Maintainence and hygiene standards are better than what he saw during his last visit although there is greater room for improvement, he said.

Responding to a query on the delay in construction of the Lady Goschen Hospital building, Yogish Bhat, Deputy Speaker, Karnataka Assembly, said that the government will try to finish the project as fast as possible keeping the option of collecting funds from donors for the project open. Only a portion of the structure was brought down because it was very weak. Alternate options such as Wenlock and RMCC hospitals have been kept in mind owing to the unavalibility of the structure, he said.

Staff request Minister to sort salary issues

After the press briefing Wenlock Hospital staff thronged to the Minister and groused that they had not been receiving their salaries and proposed that their pay be increased.

Speaking to mediapersons after submitting an appeal to the Minister, Shashikala, staff nurse, RMCC, Wenlock hospital said that she and others in the section are working for a contract based period of four years. “We requested the Minister to make us permanent staff. We do not get sufficient holidays other than the weekly offs. We are being paid Rs. 7000 in spite of our work experience while newcomers in private institutions get starting salary of Rs. 8,500. Out of 35 members in the section, 12 have already left and we too are considering quitting”, she said.

The Minister has assured that he will take a decision by evening, she said.

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Mangaluru: No mad rush after lockdown relaxation; people line up in front of liquor shops

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May 4,2020

Mangaluru, May 4: No major crowds were seen in the coastal city of Mangaluru today except in front of the liquor shops after the district administration relaxed the lockdown norms for 12 hours a day (between 7am and 7pm).

There was no mad rush of vehicles either on city roads when the relaxed lockdown began. There were fewer people to buy essentials in front of grocery and vegetable shops as they had time till late evening.

There was no let down in the number of police pickets as well as curbs on vehicular movement across the city either.

The government has allowed sale of liquor in CL2 (standalone wine shops) and CL 11 (MSIL outlets) to mop up revenues when Lockdown-3 commenced from Monday. Compared the other parts of Karnataka, the size of queues in front of liquor shops in Mangaluru were smaller.

Like other parts of the country, the lockdown was imposed in the coastal district on March 24 to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Prior to that, a curfew was imposed in the district from March 22 midnight. The lockdown did not apply to essential services such as sale of food, groceries, milk, vegetables, fruits, and meat and fish. Gradually the district administration had to intensify the lockdown and allow those shops to remain open only between 7 a.m. and 12 noon.

With the lockdown relaxation extending till 7 p.m., Mangaluru today witnessed people and private vehicles moving freely in the afternoon for the first time in more than a month. However, only those who had to go for work and do other essential activities were seen on roads. After 7 p.m. movements of all kinds of vehicles will be prohibited.

The relaxation was to facilitate economic activities that had come to a standstill during the first two phases of lockdown. Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Dr P S Harsha, meanwhile, warned the people against misusing lockdown relaxation and venturing out without any genuine reason.