Suggestions · IHBAS should work out a plan for optimal utilization of the vacant space. The action plan should include a well- furnished convention centre at par with NIMHANS to host national and international conferences on mental health and neuro sciences. Such a convention centre has also been contemplated for RINPAS Ranchi. The action plan should also include a separate research block to enhance the scope and content of research activities in the area of mental health and neuro sciences besides a separate well-furnished teaching block comprising lecture theatres and seminar halls. There is also need to develop the existing residential area with market, playground and community hall to enable residents of the residential complex of IHBAS have access to better facilities for a modern living. · A substantial portion of 100 acres of land was lying unutilized. It may be useful if IHBAS could, on the same model as RINPAS, Ranchi develop the unutilized area into an agricultural estate and grow fruits, vegetables in addition to maintaining a dairy and poultry unit and promoting pisciculture in a tank to be carved out of a portion of unutilised land. This would help in making IHBAS self - sufficient to a large extent and bring down its dependence on others for certain supplies. Hospital for Mental Health (HMH), Ahmedabad (20th August, 2010) The 140 year old prison like structures and old buildings of Hospital of Mental Health Ahmedabad had been totally demolished and a new building with units/ sub units had come up in phases over a period of 10 years. The total area of 31,872 sq. metres of the hospital campus comprised of built up area -11,800 sq. metres, open area - 4751.0 sq. metres (within the hospital campus) and open land area - 15,321.0 sq. metres. The open land area could be used for future expansion and growth of the institution. The 10 green belts and parks had been built in the hospital land where patients of the open ward can sit with their family members and relax. The hospital had well equipped emergency ward; commodious, well lighted and ventilated rooms for Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists and Psychiatric Social Workers; a well-equipped pathological-cum-biochemical laboratory but there was no canteen in the OPD. It had a total sanctioned bed strength of 317 with 5 closed for male and female patients and 2 open/family wards for male and female patients; separate acute patients ward, chronic patients ward, isolation psychiatric care unit, recovered patients ward; post ECT ward; and criminal ward. Each ward had on an average 20 to 30 patients. There were no paying or special wards. The rooms of the wards were well lighted and ventilated. There were 54 toilets and 50 bathrooms and provision of solar heating system. There were facilities of vocational therapy and separate library for patients and their relatives. The demolition of the old structures including the residential blocks had substantially Care and Treatment in Mental Health Institutions– Some Glimpses in the Recent Period 23