People Request the Honourable Prime Minister of India to upgrade RISIDA AREA HOSPITAL

Senior Citizen & Intellectual Committee
At/Po. RISIDA, Distt. Kalahandi, Orissa, PIN: 766031

To
Dr. Manmohan Singh,
Honourable Prime Minister
New Delhi - 110001.

Sub: Request to upgrade the Risida Hospital under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Yojana

Respected Sir,
The inhabitants of Risida locality of Kalahandi district,Orissa would like to put the following few lines for your kind perusal that the health facilities available to the locality is getting feeble day by day as the existing hospital at Risida is becoming unable to cater the services to the growing population due to non-existence of the specialists in some important spheres. Risida has a hospital, established in 1961 as Tribal & Rural Welfare (T&RW) Hospital with six beds, one doctor, a pharmacist and few supporting staff. This is one of the oldest hospitals established in Kalahandi after Independence (one of the thirteen hospitals in the undivided district of Kalahandi in 1961).The Hospital serves to more than a population of 45,000 of both Kalahandi and Bolangir districts. The hospital has only doctor for providing services. In the absence of the doctor the medical services become paralyse. The facilities available since its creation have not been upgraded though the population of the serving area has been increased many folds as well as the technology of medical science is changing tremendously. Since the late eighties the locality has demanded to upgrade the hospital. The needy poor rural people of this locality pay more to fetch the better medical facilities, i.e., they move to the hospitals of Bolangir, Titilagarh and Kesinga for simple reason.
Therefore, we request your honour to do the needful for the upgradation of the existing facilities at the Risida Hospital under thePradahan Mantri Swasthya Yojana, for which kind act we shall remain grateful to you for ever.

Thanking You.
Yours faithfully,
Inhabitants of the Risida Locality of Kalahandi District, Orissa
Enclo:
A Proposal for the Upgradation of Risida Hospital is attached herewith for your kind perusal and further action.




Request to upgrade RISIDA Hospital
Introduction:
The health of a nation depends on the health of its citizens. The persistent and marked differences in the level of medical facilities provided to the urban, semi-urban and the rural areas of the backward district like Kalahandi should receive a considerable attention by the government and the need for the dispersal of the medical facilities should be realized for attaining a balanced development of the social infrastructures available to the ruralites. Of all the amenities, medical facility is perhaps the most important and is more in so far as the growth points like Risida in the district of Kalahandi of Orissa is concerned, due to the fact that besides serving the local population it should be available to the surrounding rural areas also. Here a proposal has been made to upgrade the existing medical facilities available at Risida, which serve to about 50,000 population of both Kalahandi and Bolangir districts.
Objectives:
(1) To provide upgraded medical facilities to the growth point, i.e, Risida and the surrounding rural areas of Kalahandi and Bolangir districts.

(2) To reduce the economic burden of the poor rural inhabitants who move to the hospitals of Bolangir, Titilagarh or Kesinga.

(3) To enlarge the human choices by meeting meet the common needs of the people as well as to increase the HDI of the nation at a large by increasing the health indicator.
(4) To provide anti-natal and post-natal care for the women and health care facilities to the children.
Location:
Risida is located in the north-east part in the district of Kalahandi of Orissa. It is a cluster of three revenue villages with a population of more than 5000. It acts as a growth point having all the urban facilities and caters services to a radius of 12 kilometres in Kalahandi as well as Bolangir district. It is a business, cultural and educational hub in Karlamunda block. The block headquarter is located at such an isolated place, it has failed to provide socio-economic, educational and medico facilities to the people of the block. Due to the backwardness of the block headquarter and non-availability of public facilities such as market, transport, hotels etc people are not keen to take the opportunity for getting the medical facility.
Present Situation:
Risida has a hospital, established in 1961 as Tribal & Rural Welfare(T&RW) Hospital with six beds, one doctor, a pharmacist and few supporting staff. This is one of the oldest hospitals established in the undivided district of Kalahandi after Independence (one of the thirteen hospitals in 1961).Since than the facilities provided earlier has not been upgraded though the population of the serving area is increasing as well as the medical technology is developing. Lack of space in the indoor the beds have dumped at a corner of the room. The building of the hospital sprawls over more than two acres of land. As the campus has no boundary wall the straw animals are frequently enter the campus and there is also a fear that the land would be encroached by the people.

Problems & Suggestion:
At the present situation the hospital is unable to cater services to the huge growing population of the locality. It provides services to more than 50,000 population. The only doctor and as there is no specialist in any field the poor people of the locality move to the far away place to fetch the medical facilities. This causes huge economic burden on the poor people of the locality and they slip below the poverty line as most of the families depend on a single member’s income. It is found that shifting of the patient due to lack of facilities for simple reason to the district hospitals of Bhawanipatna or Bolangir or VSS Medical College, Burla, the patients die en-route. Hence is the need of the hour to upgrade the hospital to a Community Health Centre.
The following table shows the available facilities and requires upgraded facilities in the hospital:

Sl. No. Facilities Available Facilities Required
01. Doctor (onepost) Available 1.Gaenocologist

2.ChildSpecialist/Pediatrician
3. Medicine Specialist
02. Pharmacist & other supporting staff. Available
03. Technicians No Laboratory Technicians
04. Land Available (more than 2 acres)
05. No. of beds 6 beds 25 beds

06. Ambulance No Required
07. Labor Room & OT No Required

The government is concerned about the health care of the women particularly for the anti-natal and post-natal health care. As the hospital serves a huge population it requires a gaenocologist and an operation theatre for emergency purposes. The child care is becoming important day by day in the rural areas. Now the world is more concerned about the infant mortality rate, which is highest in the rural areas. The appointment of a Child Specialist/Pediatrician would definitely help in extending the child care health facilities to the children of this needy area. As this belt is prone to malaria the laboratory facilities should be provided under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Yojana.

Conclusion:
The medical facilities available in this hospital are inadequate to the huge population of the area. Again the population is growing at a faster rate and this will result the scarcity of medical facilities. The area requires a upgraded hospital to provide better medical amenities to the needy poor rural people who pay more to fetch the facilities, i.e., who move to the hospitals of Bolangir, Titilagarh and Kesinga for simple reason. The existing hospital has a land of more than two acres of land where the construction of the building could be done.
This proposal is being placed before your honour with request for kind perusal and to take a favourable action at your end.

The inhabitants of Risida Locality,

Proposed Pipe Line

Inhabitants of Risida -Teresinga Locality submitted representation to the honourable Member of Parliament Sri Bhata Charan Das for the supply of water

To
Sri Bhakta Charan Das
Honourable Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha, Kalahandi.


Sub: Request for the supply of drinking water to RISIDA – TERESINGA cluster
from the Tel River under the Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission.

Respected Sir,
The inhabitants of Risida locality would like to put the following few lines for your kind perusal and necessary action at your end that Risida is a rurban cluster of three rural settlements with a population over 5000 in the backward district of Kalahandi. Since the British period, Risida has developed as a business and educational centre serving to the peripheral areas of these districts. This place has the educational institutes of Colleges up to degree level, high schools, hospital, Police Post, telephone exchange, bank and marketing complexes. This place has a weekly hat which gathers about 42, 000 people on Saturday. It is located at remote north-east corner of Kalahandi. Risida serves to the nearby locality of about 35,000 population of Kalahandi and Balangir districts, for a radius of about 20 kilometres. Sir, Water is an essential commodity of the people for drinking, domestic uses. The drinking water is going to be scarce commodity in the Risida-Teresinga area particularly during the summer periods. The safe drinking water is still a dream to some families as they use tank water for drinking and cooking. The growing population and institutions are the main cause of the scarcity of water at Risida. Teresinga village is provided with piped water by rural water supply scheme from deep bore holes. The same scheme was also started at Risida but the same seems to be failed as it is not functioning from a long period.

Therefore, we request your honour to do the needful for the supply of drinking water to RISIDA – TERESINGA cluster from the Tel River under the Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission for which kind act we shall remain grateful to you for ever.

Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
On behalf of the inhabitants of Risida Locality,


Enclo: A proposal and the site map of Risida – Teresinga Cluster



WATER SUPPLY TO RISIDA-TERESINGA( Dist. Kalahandi, Orissa) FROM THE TEL RIVER

The development of the rural area is being hampered due to pressure exerted by the growing population with a limited physical facilities and resources. Water is an essential commodity of the people for drinking, domestic uses. The drinking water is going to be scarce commodity in the Risida-Teresinga area particularly during the summer periods. The safe drinking water is still a dream to some families as they use tank water for drinking and cooking. The growing population and institutions are the main cause of the scarcity of water. Teresinga village is provided with piped water by rural water supply scheme from deep bore holes. The same scheme was also started at Risida but the same seems to be failed as it is not functioning from a long period. Hence, to provide water to about 10,000 population of the locality an alternative scheme is required to solve the problem.

Situation:
The proposed Teresinga-Risida water supply scheme covers four revenue villages. Risida is consisting of three revenue villages and has been developed into a growth point which provides services to other adjoining villages. Risida is a rurban cluster of three rural settlements with a population over 5000 in the backward district of Kalahandi. It is located at the tri-junction of Kalahandi, Balangir and Kandhamal districts of Orissa. Since the British period, Risida has developed as a business and educational centre serving to the peripheral areas of these districts. This place has the educational institutes of Colleges up to degree level, high schools, hospital, Police Post, telephone exchange, bank and marketing complexes. This place has a weekly hat which gathers about 42, 000 people on Saturday. It is located at remote north-east corner of Kalahandi. Risida serves to the nearby locality of about 35,000 population of Kalahandi and Balangir districts, for a radius of about 20 kilometres. The following table shows the area and population size of the villages:
Sl. No. Village Population 2001
01. Risida* 3592
02 Teresing 2692
Tota 6284
* Risida consists of three revenue villages viz, Kumbharpara, Kandhapara and Salandiamunda.

Problem:

The proposed area stretches over seven kilometers in a straight line. The population reaches about 10,000. The major problem out of the civic amenities is drinking water. This problem could be solved by supplying the piped water from the Tel River which is very close to Teresinga. Though Teresinga is under the scheme of rural water supply but it is unable to fulfill the demands as every house require the pipe connection for the water supply.

Strategy:

Provision of drinking water to the locality can be done through Rural Water Supply Scheme from the Tel River which is about 1 kilometre from Teresinga. The same can be supplied to the proposed area. This supply would meet the quantity of water required by each individual family of the proposed area for consumption. This would reduce the water scarcity of the locality. The given map shows the situation of the proposed area and the propose pipe line.

Inhabitants of RISIDA locality submitted representation to the Honourable Governor & the Chief Minister of Orissa for the upgradation of Risida Police

To
Sri Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare
His Excellency the Governor of Orissa
Bhubaneswar.

To
Sri Nabin Pattanaik
Honourable Chief Minister
Government of Orissa
Bhubaneswar.

Sub: Request to upgrade the Risida Out Post, Kalahandi to a Police Station on
the occasion of its 125th Year

Respected Sir,
The inhabitants of Risida locality would like to put the following few lines for your kind perusal and necessary action at your end that Risida is a rurban cluster of three rural settlements with a population over 5500 in the remote north-eastern part of the backward district of Kalahandi. It is located at the tri-junction of Kalahandi, Balangir and Kandhamal districts of Orissa. Since the British period, Risida has developed as a business and educational centre serving to the peripheral areas of these districts. This place has the educational institutes of +2 and Degree Colleges, Boys and Girls high schools, hospital, Police Post, telephone exchange, sub-post office, bank, Bus Stand and more than 100 shops and also marketing complexes. Risida is well connected with different parts by roadways and frequent buses are plying to Bhawanipatna, M.Rampur, Kesinga, Balangir, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Baliguda, Titilagarh, etc. Risida has developed into a Growth Point in the district of Kalahandi. This place has a weekly hat which gathers about 42, 000 people on Saturday. Risida serves to the nearby locality of about 55,000 population of Kalahandi and Balangir districts, for a radius of about 20 kilometres. Day to day the criminal and anti-social activities are growing on in this locality. For the maintenance of law and order the out post is not enough to this locality. Sir, since 1885 Risida has a Police Out Post under M.Rampur Police Station and it has completed 125 years. The out post has sufficient buildings and about two acres of land which would help in the future expansion of the buildings. Since late eighties the people of the locality are demanding for the up gradation of the Police Post to a Police Station. During the late nineties it had been decided to upgrade the Out Post to a Police Station, vide letter no. D.O. No. 46764/PDA/P6P-86/92 dated 24/07/1992 of the Principal Secretary, Home Department to the former MP of Kalahandi Mr. Subhas Nayak. It mentions that the out post will be upgraded to a police station as soon as funds would be available.
The Superintendent of Police , Kalahandi has realized the matter and sent proposal and plan to the higher authorities for the upgradation of Risida Out Post to a Police Station several times(letter to the DG through the DIG vide no. 451/E dated 15/02/2007, letter to the DG vide no. 17706 SWR dated 30/03/2007 and letter to the District Collector vide letter no. 989/E dated 12/04/2007). Meanwhile the Government has upgraded the out posts and created 100 Police Stations during the last financial year but no action has been taken so far to upgrade Risida out post.
Therefore, for the larger interest of the people of the Risida locality we request your honour to do the needful for the up gradation of the existing Out Post at Risida to a Police Station for which kind act we shall remain grateful to you for ever.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,

inhabitants of Risida Locality

Locational Map of RISIDA

Why the TAHASIL Headquarters of Karlamunda Block at RISIDA

The government of Orissa has created a new Tahasil of Karlamunda block in Kalahandi. Since the late fifties Risida is the only R.I. Circle in the Karlamunda block of Kalahandi district. The Karlamunda block has been
created in sixties by victimizing Risida politically. Since the eighties the people of the locality is demanding for the creation of a Tahasil at Risida, but no administrative decision has taken so far.
Historical Facts:
Ø Risida is a business centre in the north-east of Kalahandi since the British Period. As per the records, the Revenue Collectors were campaigning at Risida.
Ø Risida R.I. Circle is the only R.I. Circle in Karlamunda Block which covers 46 revenue villages of Karlamunda and M.Rampur Blocks. This Circle was created in the late fifties, i.e., before the creation of Karlamunda block at Dukermal.
Facts:
Ø Risida R.I. Circle is under the then Lanjigarh Tahasil, now under M.Rampur Tahasil. Since the creation of the R.I. Circle at Risida, Risida is the Camp Office of M.Rampur Tahasildar as the Tehsildar regularly encamps at Risida more than twice a month. The Tahasildar never encamps at Karlamunda. Till 1970 a Naib Tahasildar was residing at Risida. Because of this reason Risida has a plus point to have the Tahasil Headquarter.
Ø Risida has infrastructural facilities for the immediate location of a Tahasil Headquarter. Risida has a Revenue Bungalow with about two acres of land. This will reduce the financial burden for the creation of a new Tahasil.
Ø Geographically, Risida is located at the centre of the RI Circle and it is only 6 kms. from Karlamunda block.
Ø Risida R.I. Circle contributes the highest revenue to the district’s revenue. Hence the sentiment of the people of Risida locality is attached to the Tahasil Headquarter at Risida. Since the late eighties people of the Karlamunda block demanding a Tahasil Office at Risida. This demand can be traced out from the records of different officials.
Ø As Risida is the headquarter of the R.I. Circle covering the block of Karlamunda, people have to come to the R.I. Office for different works , then have to go to the Tahasil Office, proposed to be set up at Karlamunda. This will cause inconvenience and huge expanses to the common people.
Transport & Communication:
Ø As per the geographical location, Risida is located at the central position in the R.I. Circle, where as Dukermal (Karlamunda) is located at the south-western corner. Risida is well connected to different parts by roadways and frequent buses are plying to Bhawanipatna, M.Rampur, Kesing, Karlamunda, Balangir, Bargarh, Sambalpur, etc.
Ø Risida has developed into a Growth Point in the Block with the modern and common facilities for the people, that is, markets, hotels, bus stand, telecommunications, banking, education etc. and it provide services to a radius of 14 kms.
Reviewing the above facts the government should make necessary steps for the location of the Tahasil Office of Karlamunda Block at Risida for the largest interest of the people of this locality.

Why has the 125th year Police Out Post not been upgraded to a Police Station?