.Tribune News Service . .
Aparna Banerji
Jalandhar, November 30
Federal government lethargy has actually led to the progressive dilution of services at the only women de-addiction centre in the stateat Kapurthala The proposed website of Kapurthala Medical College is now set to claim another casualty – the drug rehab centre in Kapurthala.
The only rehab centre in Kapurthala is all set to be demolished for the construction of Kapurthala Medical College. Kapurthala has a festering drug issue. The de-addiction centre has an OPD for 700 to 800 patients each month. The ART centre at Kapurthala (begun in October 2020) has actually 937 signed up patients, 80 to 85 percent of whom are IDUs (intravenous drug users).
A minimum of one to 2 percent of the addicts in Kapurthala are prone to HIV. The demolition of the rehab centre will strike the rehab of numerous of the drug users, some of them possible high danger HIVpatients The 50-bed drug rehab centre established on a 4 acre land on the Circular Road, is Kapurthala’s only federal government rehabcentre It was transformed to a 100-bed Covid facility for the Covid pandemic in 2020. Establish in 2015, the centre had 25 admissions in 2020, prior to being transformed.
The rehab centre has 20 to 25 spaces, and was used to run occupation courses for drug addicts.
Based on sources, previous Kapurthala civil cosmetic surgeons and a previous Kapurthala DC, to name a few authorities, had actually previously raised issues over the demolition of the website which turned up at a cost of 1.5 cr.
Kapurthala DC Vishesh Sarangal stated, “Presently, no structure is beingdemolished It will be done after all website plans are authorized.”
Dr Sandeep Bhola, the in- charge of the Kapurthala de-addiction centre stated, “There is a one-to- 2 percent frequency of HIV amongst the drug usersin Kapurthala They are a prospective danger group for HIV and their rehab is one of the fundamental centers to battle drug abuse in the area. The proposed website of the Kapurthala Medical College has actually brought numerous hopes for the health care chances it will open. Nevertheless, we require appropriate area for a drug rehab facility, and hope arrangements will be made for it in the brand-new structure.”
Dr Karamjit Singh, Nodal officer, Kapurthala Medical College, stated, “The rehab centre is all set to be demolished for the construction of the Kapurthala Medical Hospital. The initially flooring of today website of the drug de-addiction centre is being used as rehab centre, and can be used in future too. One of the floorings in the approaching structures has actually likewise been spared to potentially house therehab centre It is an vital facility and we will guarantee that its part of the brand-new established.”