Why Raha not Changsari only Central can Uplift AIIMS Conflict?

Sanction of AIIMS extension in Changsari, Kamrup district even after a close scrutiny by selection committee under Union Health Ministry, people are partially unhappy about the decision and wants the government to reconsider the matter for equivalent growth in the region as Upper Assam is far lacking behind in development process comparative to Lower Assam.

Lower Assam is pictured as progressive region of the state, Rs 50 corer was sanctioned already for Changsari development to stage AIIMS as a healthcare hub of Assam which stirred simultaneously Raha of Upper Assam pressurizing govt to reconsider on the region that is lapsed much behind. 

People have staged protest that one of the listed suitable places for AIMS operation, Raha, Upper Assam has more favorable features to meet desired environment for its setup in equivalent to Changsari, Lower Assam.

In such tight position of growing sensitivity on AIIMS set up in Assam, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal made the right move by passing the ball to the Center. Decision to extend AIIMS division in Changsari was already planned during Tarun Gogoi’s regime and already decision of sanction Rs. 1000 cr for development of the region including AIIMS set up was made in Feb 2016. But public thinks it is a big blunder and ready to rock the government.

At such fixture, Sonowal the Assam Chief Minister has sought people’s cooperation to work as “Team Assam” to muscle up for state’s growth.

Highly condemned scenario picked up at Raha with death of one person during police firing to calm the agitated crowd on July 15, Sonowal on to a strict note added, “The government would show no leniency to anybody found guilty in the incident and will take action based on findings of the one-man inquiry commission headed by Additional Chief Secretary Rajib Bora.”

To control the agitated situation for further worse explosion, disrupting normalcy of life in Assam, Sonowal after a meet with various organizations of AIIMS Demand Committee expressed, “the Government will prepare a draft with full participation of the leaders of the AIIMS Demand Committees, highlighting their concern and proposal send a letter to the Central government to the needful.”

Already in Guwahati, Assam on July 2016 at “The North-East Healthcare Summit,” declared by the body that Northeast is a favorable destination for “South-East Asia’s Healthcare Hub” with demand of 8 Lakh plus beds to materialize this healthcare mission.

Suggesting for rapid improvement in healthcare sector of Northeast region due to growing life threatening health issues like cancer, HIV, aids, heart disease etc., Lal Thanzara, Minister of Health and Family welfare, Mizoram who inaugurated the summit highlighted “Improvement of healthcare services in the region, especially infrastructure, medical colleges and find out better ways to remove health impediments including inaccessibility to quality healthcare especially in rural areas of the region.” Each and everything matters let’s not progress work lapse as there are ways to tackle conflicts beforehand if better Assam is desired by people.