SubCentre construction

(Event Timeline between June 2005 to Nov 2005 - Post Tsunami)

I was posted to Katchal ~6 months after Tsunami. Surprisingly there was no trace of any activity to start the construction of a Hospital or Health Sub centres.

When I enquired further with the Public Works Department (PWD) officials as to why there is no acitivity for a new Hospital building - the response which I got was something new of a kind. They said that it is no more the govt. machinery to construct the Hospital because one NGO has promised to do the task. Obviosly promise to make one Hospital in remote Tsunami affected area seems like is noble idea. Unfortunately the these NGO's believe in one mantra "Promise > Get media coverage > Forget it (Hmmm .. tasks are pending... who cares)".

 One NGO (i dont want to name) took there share and promised to construct a Hospital building  3 Subcentre were supposed to be contructed by a NGO.

Given below pictures tell the facts.

The NGO dumped some rusty white coloured sheets in June 2005.

SubCentre materials dumped

The NGO constructed the worst quality of building foundation (hmmm. should i call it foundation ??)

The cheap foundation

Almost half of the materials cannot be used for any purpose.
 

Quite substandard materials

Subcentre building materials dumped at another location (E-wall camp)

Last update : Till 2008 - there was no hospital - no subcentre building at katchal! [One temporary aluminium shed structure constructed by PWD was existing]