Sticker parking system at GRH from May 5 to ease congestion
According to a statement from the dean's office, vehicle access will be regulated using official stickers issued to doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and departmental personnel. These vehicles will be allowed into designated zones inside the campus. Visitors and patient attenders must park along specially earmarked spaces near the hospital's outer boundary. Critically ill patients will be allowed vehicle drop-offs at specific medical blocks.
The new system comes amid mounting complaints of traffic chaos within the hospital, worsened by a sharp rise in footfall. The recent opening of a 22-theatre surgical block, spread across 2.9 lakh sq ft and built at a cost of Rs352 crore, has added pressure on the already strained parking infrastructure. The block lacks a dedicated parking area, a shortcoming flagged by both visitors and traffic activists.
GRH is one of Tamil Nadu's busiest government hospitals, serving patients from districts like Theni, Sivagangai, and Virudhunagar. On average, the campus sees over 12,000 people daily. Police estimate that more than 4,000 vehicles are parked in and around the hospital each day, causing bottlenecks and delaying emergency services.
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"Ambulances and even water tankers are struggling to move inside the campus," said a hospital official, adding that outsiders also leave their vehicles inside the compound before heading elsewhere in the city. Vehicle thefts have also been reported.
Past efforts, such as converting Panagal Road into a one-way, have done little to ease congestion. With inadequate parking, visitors now spill over onto nearby streets like Siva Shanmuga Pillai Road and Vaithiyanatha Iyer Road.
Traffic activists have criticised the lack of planning. "The administration should have accounted for parking needs when building the new block. Now that it's about to go fully operational, the situation could deteriorate further," said T Nageshwaran, a traffic activist.
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