Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal

Chapter ñ 8 Final Report: Gudiyattam Municipality
8.7.4 Health Facilities
At present, one Government Hospital, two private nursing home, one maternity
centre and three private clinics are functioning in Gudiyattam Town.
The capacity of Government Hospital is 32 beds serving a population of 29,475
(2001). Total bed strength of hospitals and nursing homes within Gudiyattam Town is
41. Adopting a standard of 3 beds per thousand population, medical facilities are
sufficient for the existing population of the town. The Government hospital is doing
significant services in this town.
8.7.5 Issues in Health Sector
It was recently renovated by the municipality, with all basic infrastructure facilities.
There have no specific issues on the maternity centre.
8.7.6 Proposal
The exiting one Maternity centre only under control of Municipality. It was recently
renovated at a cost of Rs 2 Lacs under part II Scheme 2006 -0 7.
8.7.7 Parks
The town having two municipal parks i.e. Nehru park and Arun Nagar Park in the
municipality limit. Apart from this the open land i.e. Robbinson place is used for
unauthorized solid waste disposal.
There has enough land available for Park, Shopping Complex and Rain Water
Harvesting arrangements.
8.7.8 Issues
The compound wall are not there in both Nehru Park and Arun Park , so it
become space for miscreants
In Nehru park, inadequate seating arrangements are there .
The lighting facility and Walking path way was not there in both Arun Park and
Nehru Park.
8.7.9 Proposal
At present, there has no action taken by the municipality. The detailed proposal are
discussed in the Chapter 10.
8.7.10 Slaughter House
The new slaughterhouse was built at an cost of Rs 16 Lacs in Sunnampupettai , under
Part II scheme 2006-07.
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