acres for construction of a teaching block, staff quarters and to meet number of
other requirements of future expansion and growth of GMA such as a geriatric
ward for the elderly; a child guidance clinic for children upto 18 years as in
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act; a physiotherapy centre
for victims of reactive and rheumatoid arthritis and other physically and
orthopaedically handicapped persons; a day care centre; a long stay home; a
convention centre; a centre for yoga, pranayam, prayer and meditation. The
Government land measuring 2.738 hectares allotted by collector of Gwalior to
GMA in mouza mehra near Jagra revenue village in 2010 for its future expansion
did not meet the requirements of GMA as it was located 20 kms away from GMA
on a stretch of rocky and undulating landscape surrounded by hillocks without
any approach road to the site.
The open drain carrying waste water in front of GMA had become a source of
flies and mosquitoes. The other drain carrying the entire waste water coming
from the sewers of Gwalior Municipal Corporation behind the halfway home was
extremely unhygienic and source of pollution for all the 12 inmates of the home.
Suggestions
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The Collector Gwalior may locate and allot an alternate well developed
suitable land of desired size not very far from GMA to enable it to meet
some of its current barest minimum needs as also for future expansion and
growth. These include a new teaching block to take up teaching in M.D.
Psychiatry, M.Phil Clinical Psychology, Diploma in Psychiatry, Ph. D. in
Psychiatric Social Work etc.; a Convention Centre; A 20 bedded Geriatric
Ward; A 20 bedded Child Guidance Clinic; A 20 bedded Drug Deaddiction
Centre; A long stay home; A day care centre; a Centre for Yoga, Pranayam,
Prayer and Meditation and a Physiotherapy centre. The Director in-charge,
GMA may be involved in the process of locating the alternative site.The
Government may take such action on urgent basis on account of various
reasons including GMA building was constructed 75 years ago on a very
small area with provision for 212 beds only; increase in incidence of mental
illness in Madhya Pradesh necessitating construction of new wards for
which there is no vacant space within the existing premises; and directions
given by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Rakesh Ch. Narayan Vs. State of
Bihar that teaching, training, treatment and research should go together in
any modern mental health institution. The Government while allotting a
piece of land should specify the purpose and time frame for its utilization
to ensure provision of funds and better management of funds, better time
management and better monitoring.
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The construction of a teaching block within the premises of GMA is an
urgent and imperative need. A vacant plot measuring 2100 sq. metres lying
adjacent to the OPD block and in front of the canteen may be used for
construction of a multi-storeyed structure for the teaching block including
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