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By Aditya Vaibhav: The Centre has said that land allocated by the Bihar government for the construction of an All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Darbhanga was not suitable. In a letter written to Bihar Additional Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit on May 26, accessed by India Today, the central government listed reasons why the allocated land was not suitable for the project. The Centre rejected the allocated land after a ground visit by a team of health ministry officials in April. In the letter to the Bihar government, the Centre said that the proposed land was a low-lying area and the challenge to fill and compact the total area of approximately 151 acres with quality soil would be a costly and time-consuming process. It also said that there may be a possibility of waterlogging in the surrounding lowland areas if structures are built on filled-up land. "The resultant drainage issues at the site may be compounded as the surface layer of natural ground has low permeability," the letter read. Former Bihar deputy chief minister and BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi has criticised the Nitish Kumar-led state government for delaying the AIIMS project in Darbhanga. Modi said, "History will never forget that Nitish impeded the construction of the proposed AIIMS in Darbhanga as he’s afraid that the credit will go to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” Responding to the objections raised by the Centre on the proposed land, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that he coul...

TNN / Mar 21, 2023, 08:29 (IST) Patna high court on Monday asked the state government to explain about the viability of establishing the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, where the state government has provided 150 acres of land, which is 50 acres short of the requisite area for the proposed second AIIMS in Bihar. TNN / Jan 13, 2023, 08:48 (IST) Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said the state government will provide land for the construction of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Darbhanga, which will be a separate campus from that of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). However, he did not reveal the name of the new place where the new campus will come up. TNN / Jan 24, 2023, 08:42 (IST) The second AIMS hospital will be built in Bahadurpur circle near Darbhanga bypass. The health institute will be spread across 150 acres of land and the state health department has confirmed the location. A letter has also been sent in this regard to Darbhanga DM on Monday. CM Nitish Kumar had said that the AIMS would come up at a separate location away from the DMCH where it was supposed to be built. TNN / Jun 08, 2023, 08:40 (IST) Exactly a month ago on May 7, the whole family of Naresh Yadav was busy celebrating the wedding of his elder son, Akhilesh. The family will have to live with those happy memories as Akhilesh is missing since the train accident on Friday. To repay the loans the family took for his wedding, Akhilesh was goin...

While the BJP is levelling allegations against the JD-U MPs for the shifting of the proposed AIIMS in Darbhanga, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday claimed that his government has allotted land with good road connectivity but the Centre has rejected the project. "We have given 150 acres of land with good connectivity at Sobhan estate locality in Darbhanga but the Centre has rejected it. I firmly believe that the Centre is thinking in another way. When they are removed from power then we will do good work," Kumar said while addressing media persons during the distribution of appointment letters to professors and lecturers in engineering colleges of the state in Patna. Earlier, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi alleged that 30 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs of the JD-U wrote to the Union health and family welfare ministry for shifting the AIIMS from Darbhanga to Saharsa. They do not want to give the credit for the Darbhanga AIIMS to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Nitish Kumar does not want AIIMS to be built in Darbhanga. He was earlier calling to upgrade the present Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) to AIIMS. Then he said that his government would allot land inside the campus of DMCH. Then, he gave 150 acres of land in some other place. When a team from the Centre came to Darbhanga for inspection, they found that buildings cannot be constructed at that place. Hence, the Centre has rejected it," Modi said. "As the Bihar government had not allotted the l...

Darbhanga: No land, no building, no doctor, no MBBS student and no patient. But in eight years, AIIMS Darbhanga in Bihar has managed to get an executive director – Dr Madhabananda Kar. When Kar arrived in August 2022, the Darbhanga district administration provided him with a computer operator, two clerks, an office assistant and a room in the official circuit house. The divisional commissioner’s office was converted into Kar’s office. The DIG nameplate now is the AIIMS Director’s. This is the story-so-far, a pitiful testament to the political race to announce a new AIIMS in district towns to attract voters, but without preparing the ground, policy consensus or feasibility audits. In many ways, it isn’t unlike the rush to announce new trains in far-flung areas for political dividends. Both are examples of political response to rising regional aspirations but little follow-through. “Some people wanted AIIMS in DMCH, some wanted it somewhere else. The lack of clarity on AIIMS Darbhanga project turned into a mountain,” Dr Ajay Kumar, a member of Indian Medical Association, Bihar branch, said. AIIMS Darbhanga isn’t alone. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar too announced an AIIMS in Rewari during a rally in 2015, after which a wave of joy swept through the region. But what followed were protests, endless rounds of meetings, delays, and no objection certificates (NOCs). Seven years later, Haryana is yet to hand over the required...

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The Centre has raised an objection over the proposed site for Darbhanga AIIMS at Shobhan as it is a "low-lying region". The Union Government feels that filling approximately 151 acres of land with good quality of soil is a very challenging task and could also lead to an escalation in project cost and delay in construction work. The event has led to a political slugfest as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar slammed the Central government for not accepting suggestions. Slamming the Modi-led government for repeatedly rejecting proposals sent by the state government, Nitish Kumar said, "Earlier, Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) was supposed to be upgraded, but this proposal of the state government was rejected by the Centre. Then they planned to make AIIMS on the DMCH campus. However, there was an issue again. During my visit to Darbhanga, the district magistrate showed me the land near Shobhan Bypass. I was impressed seeing the site's proper connectivity. The Centre still has a problem. It seems the Centre has something else in mind." The letter sent by the Union Ministry of Health and family welfare mentioned that the proposed land for AIIMS at Darbhanga is low-lying where an earth filling of more than 10 metres is required. The Union Government feels that filling approximately 151 acres of land with good quality of soil is a very challenging task and could also lead to an escalation in project cost and delay in construction work. The possibility of waterlogging ...