Salem GH sets up centre to rescue,treat mentally ill homeless persons
The Hindu
A separate 10-bed ward has been readied for the purpose
The Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital here has set up an Emergency Care Recovery Centre to rescue, treat and rehabilitate mentally ill homeless persons.
As announced by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Emergency Care Recovery Centres are being set up in medical college hospitals under the Department of Psychiatry to provide treatment for mentally ill homeless persons. As part of the programme, a separate 10-bed ward has been created at the hospital.
Hospital Dean Valli Sathyamoorthy inaugurated the centre in the presence of Head of the Department of Psychiatry Rajeswari, Deputy Superintendent A.Pon Rajarajan and other senior doctors here on Monday.
Bengaluru saw one of its worst water crises in 2024 with ground water drying up and several parts of the city scrambling for water. With instances like BWSSB supplying treated wastewater to the construction industry, apartments being permitted to sell water from their STPs to the department, and lakes in parts of Bengaluru and neighbouring districts being filled with water from the 33 STP plants in the city, recycling of water became an important topic of conversation during this period.