land had been encroached by construction of temples and mosques. IMHH filed
a civil writ under the Public Property Act.
The new double storey OPD Block had become fully functional in February, 2010.
The construction of a 50 bedded male ward along with a courtyard, new
overhead tank of 450 KL capacity, new central dining hall and boundary wall at
Mathura road had been completed. The erstwhile building meant for occupational
therapy had been converted into a teaching block. The office of Director and
Additional Director visitor room and committee room etc. had been renovated.
The projects under construction were twenty Type IV residential quarters; a new
ICU block; a new boys and girls hostel block; and grill fencing at OPD. A new well
planned air conditioned and computerized ECT (electro convulsive therapy) block
having a waiting room for the patients, pre ECT, actual ECT and post ECT room
and equipped with all modern gadgets for observance of safety approved would
be rated amongst the best in the country.
The 11 major project proposals including Department of Neurology - 20 bedded
ward; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 20 bedded ward;
Department of Geriatric Psychiatry - 20 bedded ward; Rehabilitation medicine
unit and day care centre; Department of Alcohol and Drug de - addiction unit 20 bedded ward; three 51 bedded ward; Waiting hall with toilet (for the OPD);
Canteen block; Halfway home; 18 Type III residential quarters; and 18 Type IV
residential quarters submitted along with their estimated preliminary cost of Rs.
2026.78 lakhs had been approved by the Government of UP. The Government
had also finalized UP Processing and Construction Cooperative Federation for
construction work (UPCO PAXFAD) as execution agency but funds were to be
released. The UP Jal Nigam had been assigned the job of carrying out annual
maintenance and renovation of 15 items of work and the funds were to be
released.
The infirmary had been functioning in a 150 years old building. It had 3 ward and
42 beds. There was profuse seepage in the wall and plaster of the ceiling was
wearing off. IMHH had two separate libraries for faculty members and research
scholars and the patients and air conditioned modern biochemical/ pathological
laboratory equipped with State-of-the-art technology.
IMHH had 30 well lighted and ventilated wards with commodious rooms; a new
50 bedded male ward; a modular kitchen; a new central dining hall; a new
overhead tank with capacity of 450 KL; RO plant with capacity of filtering 100
litres of water per hour; and two separate occupational therapy units for male and
female patients.
There were 83 staff quarters for 402 staff members. A proposal submitted by
IMHH for construction of new building with staff quarters involving an estimated
cost of Rs. 12.58 crores to the Government of UP had been sanctioned but funds
were be released. The IMHH has contacted NEDA Agra for solar lighting. The
NEDA had processed the proposal and recommended to Government of U.P. but
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