Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration has earmarked 4.8 acres of land for an AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) hospital/medical college. This marks a first-of-its-kind push to develop Chandigarh as a regional hub for traditional systems of medicine. The move follows a series of deliberations between the health and urban planning departments on project requirements, scope of work, land area, and related technical and administrative aspects. Planned as a hospital/medical institute for both Ayurvedic and Homeopathic streams, the project will be implemented with modern technology. The administration has planned the facility to admit patients and provide full treatment with round-the-clock monitoring. The medical college will also include provision for related laboratories and specified tests, aligning the clinical and academic functions on a single campus.According to UT sources, the department of AYUSH is giving final shape to the scope of work for the proposed Ayurvedic and Homeopathic medical college/hospital. Staffing has been flagged as a major component, with plans to include specialist doctors, qualified personnel and other non-medical staff to meet institutional requirements. Project expenses will be borne by the health department.The urban planning department, in consultation with the health department, approved land in the southern part of the city a few weeks ago, after assessing land-use criteria. Officials pointed out that since Chandigarh is a planned city with limited chunk of land, both the Ayurvedic and Homeopathic hospital/medical college had been planned on a single contiguous parcel to optimise allocation.Following land approval, the case was forwarded to the UT estate office (EO) to finalise the allotment process. This will enable the AYUSH department to take physical possession of the site and proceed to subsequent stages.Sources emphasised that the project has been structured to balance clinical care, academic training and infrastructure adequacy within the earmarked 4.8 acres. The inclusion of modern equipment, patient admission protocols with continuous monitoring, and the creation of laboratories for specified tests are part of the planned framework. Officials also reiterated that the health department will shoulder project expenditure, and that staffing—both medical and non-medical — will be aligned with the operational needs of an integrated hospital/medical college.The administration also examined land-use norms while taking into account Chandigarh’s constrained land availability. With the southern sectors offering the needed parcel, the coordinated approval suggests a streamlined approach between health, urban planning and estate functions of the UT. Box:Since Chandigarh has a very limited chunk of land and the majority of it is in the peripheral area, the Chandigarh administration has been earmarking and allotting land only for govt projects. As per records of the Chandigarh administration, in the past six to eight months, the Chandigarh administration allotted chunks of land to several govt agencies, including the security agencies, health infrastructure, etc.A: Land allotment to cengtral govt depts, agencies 1: CBI — 2 acres, Sector 29-C2: SSB — 5.59 acres, Sector 48-D3: Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB) — 1 kanal plot, Sector 19-B4: Armed Force Tribunal regional branch — 2.59 acres, near 3BRD5: Central Govt Health Scheme — 0.46 acres, Sector 416: Post office — Sector 407: Census of Haryana — Plot No 2, Sector 19-A8: Health department — 9 to 10 acres, SarangpurB: Land earmarked, allotment in process1: State Legal Services Authority — 0.6 acres, Sector 272: Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO) — Sector 313: Labour Bhawan — 0.40 acres, Sector 44MSID:: 128918516 413 |
