by Mayukh Goswami (PNI)

Mangaldai : The demand of  the people of Darrang for functioning of the newly built one hundred bedded Maternity and Child Health Wing at Mangaldai Civil Hospital since last two years seems to be fulfilled as Piyush Hazarika , the Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare , Urban Development in presence of  many prominent persons including MLA,Mangaldai Gurujyoti Das , Deputy Commissioner, Ashok Kr Barman , Additional Deputy Commissioner (Health) Bidyut Bikash Bhagawati ,  Executive Diector  NHM , Assam , Dr Achyut Kr Baisya and Joint Director of Health Services, Darrang Dr Ruplal Nunisa on Wednesday ceremonially dedicated the set up to the public. Significantly the authority took long twenty eight months to make it opened for public service after Basanta Das , the then Minister of the earlier Congress led government and former  MLA of Mangaldai formally inaugurated the completed building on Feb 29 , 2016 . Meanwhile addressing public Minister Piyush claimed that though the set up was earlier  inaugurated , its construction was not completed and there was need of furniture , fixtures , doctors , para-medical staff to start its functioning . However he hoped that this Rs 22.90 crore multi-storied  health institution with all modern infrastructure like the  major and minor operational theatres , Obstetric ICU, wards for ECLEMPSIA patients , post delivery observation ,pre delivery ante natal , post natal , high dependency, burn care , USG etc besides seminal hall, library for doctors will cater to the long need of the poor patients and medical fraternity of the area . The inaugural function was also attended by a large no of people including  health officials and staff , nurses , ASHA workers , leaders and members of the ruling BJP and local public among others .