Civil Surgeon's British Era Bungalow Demolished, Office to be Razed Soon
and Hospital (IGGMCH), has finally been demolished. Built in 1872, the structure had remained unused for over a decade due to poor maintenance.The bungalow has been cleared to make way for three new nursing college and hostel buildings as part of the ₹338-crore IGGMCH mega expansion plan.
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The civil surgeon's office, also in a dilapidated state, has been partially vacated and will soon be demolished to create open space. The office had been functioning from the IGGMCH campus.Before its conversion into a medical college, Mayo Hospital served as the district or city hospital. Around 1967, it was renamed Corporation Medical College, and the following year, it was transferred to the Maharashtra government and rechristened Indira Gandhi Medical College.As the civil surgeon holds a constitutional post, an official residence was allotted on the hospital campus, along with a separate administrative office. Even today, all other districts in the state continue to provide an official bungalow for the civil surgeon within their general hospital campuses.Meanwhile, Nagpur's new district hospital at Mankapur is set to commence operations in the first week of June, after a delay of nearly nine years. However, the facility does not include a CS bungalow or staff quarters.Civil surgeon Dr ND Rathod told TOI that a proposal is being prepared to construct staff quarters near the Regional Mental Hospital. "This plan may include an official residence for the CS, although currently, there is none," he said.As per officials, the demolished bungalow was not designated as a heritage structure. "A couple of civil surgeons used to spend some time there, but none lived with their families over the last two decades," a public health official added."The new district hospital will begin functioning by the first week of June. The CS office has already been partially shifted to the new premises. Once the new facility is fully operational, the entire CS office will move to Mankapur," Dr Rathod confirmed. **Info****CS Bungalow and Office**- CS bungalow and office built around 1872 during the British era.- Initially, they were part of Mayo Hospital, which served the local population.- Around 1967, it became a municipal corporation hospital and the next year was converted into a medical college.- The CS bungalow and office continued to remain on the same premises.- IGGMCH announced a Rs338 crore expansion and brought down several British-era wards and buildings, including the CS office and bungalow.- Nursing college and hostel buildings will be built on the vacated land.- The new CS office moves to Mankapur with the district general hospital.- No sight of a CS bungalow.
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