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The State authorities is considering to renew the lease play of Soulfree Inspire Centre, which is said to beryllium the country’s lone integrated spinal rehabilitation centre that offers attraction escaped of outgo successful Tiruvannamalai municipality for 3 years
Speaking to The Hindu, V.P. Mohan Gandhi, dean, Tiruvannamalai Government Medical College and Hospital, said that the State authorities is considering extending the renewal of the lease.
The clarification comes successful the aftermath of concerns raised by Preethi Srinivasan, a quadriplegic and laminitis of the centre, connected the aboriginal of the installation arsenic the three-year lease play of the centre had expired connected December 3, ironically, observed arsenic International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
She besides filed a petition to the Chief Minister’s portal Mudhalvarin Mugavari connected the request to renew the lease statement of the centre. “We person been moving from pillar to station with the Directorate of Medical Education and the Department of Health for renewal. No enactment has been taken. Relocation of the installation is costly and clip consuming,” Ms. Preethi told The Hindu.
In her petition to the Chief Minister she sought renewal of lease statement for the existing gathering successful the Old GH analyzable for 3 years. She said that the centre was refurbished with further facilities similar hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, terrace plot wherever wheelchair bound persons with disabilities were allowed to walk time.
As the Centre is functioning astatine the Old Government Hospital gathering wrong Tiruvannamalai Corporation limits, the renewal of lease statement is dealt by the Department of Health and Family Welfare. “As the Centre is functioning astatine the aged field (Old GH premises), the full record connected lease of the Centre is being handled by the Department of Health. The State authorities is considering renewing it (lease period),” Dr. Gandhi said.
Spread implicit 1,860 sq.metres, the centre was inaugurated by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected December 2, 2021. A twelvemonth aboriginal successful 2022, the lease of the installation was renewed for 3 years. At present, the centre has 50 persons with disabilities, who are undergoing 4-6 months training. Each idiosyncratic has a caretaker with 50 specialised doctors and staff.
At present, the spacious Old Government Hospital premises besides accommodates a Government Siddha Hospital, 3 dialysis units tally by Rotary Club, a mammogram portion and a authorities veterinary clinic. “The renewal of the authorities gathering for the centre should beryllium done by the Department of Health,” said Collector K. Tharpagaraj.
At present, the spacious Old Government Hospital premises besides accommodates a Government Siddha Hospital, 3 dialysis units tally by Rotary Club, a mammogram portion and a authorities veterinary clinic. “The renewal of the authorities gathering for the centre should beryllium done by the Department of Health,” said Collector K. Tharpagaraj.
Spinal Injured Persons Association (SIPA) laminitis Gnana Bharathi said, “There are precise fewer places successful the State that connection rehabilitation for spinal cord injury. Most hospitals decorativeness the country and nonstop the patients connected their way. After specified an costly country there’s small wealth near to instrumentality attraction of rehabilitation. Only astir three-four places connection escaped oregon affordable rehabilitation. At this stage, to suffer different centre would beryllium disheartening.”
Noting that determination is simply a request for much rehabilitation centres fixed that the State sees truthful galore accidents, Gnana Bharathi added that each territory should astatine slightest person 1 rehabilitation centre.
(With inputs from Meghna M.)
