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Existing and Proposed Expansion of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, District Darbhanga, Bihar CONCEPTUAL PLAN 1. INTRODUC Existing and Proposed expansion of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, District Darbhanga, Bihar CONCEPTUAL PLAN 1. INTRODUCTION Bihar Medical Services & Infrastructure Corporation (BMSICL) has proposed expansion of the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in terms of construction of Academic Block, Hospital Block, Class IV Accommodation, Surgical Block and Students Hostel. The project is being developed on the total plot area of 4,04,685.61 sq.m. The exiting hospital complex consists of more than 100 buildings having total built-up area of 2, 18,429.51 sqm at present. However, the existing complex is being under operation since 1925 i.e. before the issuance of the EIA notification. The undertaking in this regard is attached as Annexure-I. BMSICL has been set up by Government of Bihar under the aegis of Department of Health and Family Welfare to meet the infrastructure requirement in healthcare sector. In this process the Darbhanga Medical College & Hospital (DMCH), District Darbhanga, is being upgraded with modern infrastructure facilities. The requirement of new blocks for providing better medical facilities is the key component in this development. The Buildings in the campus are scattered around making limiting the scope of future expansion. The Bihar Medical Services & Infrastructure Corporation (BMSICL) has proposed to construct the new blocks in terms of Academic Block, Hospital Block, Class IV Accommodation, Surgical Block and Students Hostel in Darbhanga district of Bihar State. Total plot area is 4, 04,685.61m2. The existing FAR is 2,18,429.51 m2 at present and proposed expansion FAR is 1,11,129.4 m2 will be for future expansion. The total area of 5,301.75 sqm of class IV accommodation, one doctor’s residence and nurse quarters will be demolished which is already included in existing FAR. Considering the above, the existing land use is not expected to get altered due to construction of proposed expansion and the total buildup area is 3,41,655.52 sqm. Consultant-Ascenso Enviro Pvt. Ltd. Page 1 of 25 Existing and Proposed expansion of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, District Darbhanga, Bihar The existing buildings were constructed and also became operational prior to the publication of EIA Notification 2006. Therefore, the existing buildings did not attract applicability of to obtain Environmental Clearance from SEIAA/MoEFCC and no environmental clearance was issued to us. DMCH was started as a Temple Medical School in 1925 and was upgraded into a college in 1946. The Project is designated under Category “B” and falls under Item 8(b) (Township & Area Development) of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification of September 14, 2006 and its amendments. 2. SITE SURROUNDING & CONNECTIVITY The site is well connected to railway station and bus stand of Darbhanga through public auto rickshaw network. Darbhanga Junction is one of the oldest Railhead of North Bihar, It's a A1 category railway junction and a model station on the East Central Railway and is one of the highest earning most important railway junction in zone and in state, Darbhanga is the busiest station of Samastipur Division as it is connected directly to all the major cities of India. Site surroundings and Connectivity details of the project are given in Table-1. Table-1: Site Surroundings and Connectivity Details S. No. Connectivity & Site Surroundings Description Distance and Direction Nearest Railway Laheriasarai Railway Station 2.0 km, South 1. Station Darbhanga Junction 2.2 km, North 2. Nearest Airport Darbhanga Airport 6.4 km, North 3. Nearest Village Bhaironpatti Village 0.5 km, East 4. State Boundary Bihar-Jharkhand State Boundary 150 km, South SH-56 0.8 km, North 5. Nearest Highway SH-50 Adjacent, West Jesus and Mary Academy Adjacent, North 6. Nearest School Woodbine Modern School Adjacent, North Mahatma Gandhi Public School Adjacent, South Karamganj Masjid 270 m, West 7. Places of worship Masjid Chhotiquazipura 0.5 km, West 8. Water Bodies Gangasagar Lake 120 m, North Consultant-Ascenso Enviro Pvt. Ltd. Page 2 of 25 Existing and Proposed expansion of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, District Darbhanga, Bihar S. No. Connectivity & Site Surroundings Description Distance and Direction Dighhi Lake 0.9 km, North Harahi Lake 1.82 km, North Baghmati River 1.65 km, West Bela Industrial Estate 3.92 km, North 11. Donar Industrial Areea 1.97 km, North east Industrial Cluster Dharampur Industrial Area 1.82 km, North The Site Location map is shown in Figure-1. The Existing site plan is shown in Figure-2. Figure-1: Site Location Map Consultant-Ascenso Enviro Pvt. Ltd. Page 3 of 25 Existing and Proposed expansion of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, District Darbhanga, Bihar Figure-2: Existing Site Plan 3. PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION BMSICL has proposed expansion of the Darbhanga hosppital in terms of construction of Surgical Block, Mother and Child Hospital, Nursing College and Hostel. The coordinates of the project boundary along with the center of the project site is given below in the Table-2. Consultant-Ascenso Enviro Pvt. Ltd. Page 4 of 25 Existing and Proposed expansion of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, District Darbhanga, Bihar Table-2: Coordinates of the Project Boundary Latitude Longitude Centre of the Plot 26° 8'1.93"N 85°54'14.93"E Corner-I 26° 7'46.09"N 85°54'38.02"E Corner-II 26° 8'6.62"N 85°54'36.90"E Corner-III 26° 8'6.42"N 85°54'28.83"E Corner-IV 26° 8'14.74"N 85°54'23.20"E Corner-V 26° 8'13.16"N 85°54'1.40"E Corner-VI 26° 8'2.72"N 85°54'1.76"E Corner-VII 26° 8'3.48"N 85°53'56.12"E Corner-VIII 26° 7'49.12"N 85°53'46.24"E The project envisages construction of surgical block, hospital, nursing college and hostel. The expansion will have stilt and surface parking. The area details are given in Table-3. Table-3: Area details of the existing hospital and proposed expansion project S. No. Parameters Area in Sq.m. A Total Plot Area 4,04,685.61 B Ground coverage details (a) Existing Ground Coverage @ 40.07% of Plot area 1,56,866.25 (b) Proposed Ground Coverage @ 6.25% of plot Area 25,288.36 (c) Net Achieved Ground coverage @ 46.32% of Plot Area 1,82,154.61 C FAR Details (a) Permissible FAR @ 1.5 of Plot area 6,07,028.41 (b) Existing FAR @ 0.54 of plot area 2,13,127.76 (c) Proposed FAR @ 0.27 of plot area 1,11,129.4 (d) Net achieved FAR@ 0.81 3,24,257.16 D Proposed Stilt Area 17,398.36 E Total built up area 3,41,655.52 F Proposed Open Area 2,22,531 G Proposed Road Area @ 19% of Plot Area 2,47,819.36 H Proposed Green Area @ 16.09% of Plot Area 70,415.66 The Site Layout plan of including both existing and expansion phase is attached as Annexure-II. Consultant-Ascenso Enviro Pvt. Ltd. Page 5 of 25 Existing and Proposed expansion of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, District Darbhanga, Bihar 4. DETAIL OF BUILDING BLOCK The existing hospital complex comprise of more than 100 buildings. The expansion project envisages construction of Academic Block, Surgical block, Class IV Accommodation, Hospital Block, Professor Apartment and Hostel Block. Details of Building Blocks for existing hospital and residential building are given in Table 4 and Table 5. Table 4: Details of Existing Building Blocks S. No. Description No. of Floors 1. Administration building 3 2. Auditorium 2 3. Lecture theatre block 1 4. Animal house 1 5. Examination hall 1 6. Autopsy block 1 7. Orthopedic & surgical block 3 8. Kidney ward 1 9. OPD block 2 10. Medicine ICU 1 11. Pediatric hospital 1 12. Radiology department 1 13. Toilet 1 14. Medicine store 1 15. Medicine ward 1 16. Hospital kitchen 1 17. Eye hospital 1 18. Eye hospital 1 19. Deputy superintendent 1 20. Class -IV accommodation 21. Nurse quarter TO BE DEMOLISED 22. VIP nursing home 1 23. Gynae block 1 24. Nursing school lab 1 25. Night shelter 1 26. Tutor quarter 1 27. Nurses quarter 3 28. Nurses quarter/school 1 29. Girls hostel 1 30. Nurse & girls student hostel 2 31. Nurse Hostel 1 32. Hostel canteen 1 33. PHED residence 1 Consultant-Ascenso Enviro Pvt. Ltd. Page 6 of 25 Existing and Proposed expansion of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, District Darbhanga, Bihar 34. Leprosy hospital 2 35. Cancer hospital 1 36. Infectious diseases hospital 2 37. Office for leprosy hospital 1 38. Leprosy hospital 1 39. Laundry 1 40. Civil surgeon's office, TB & chest 2 41. Canteen 1 42. Sub-station 1 43. Psychiatry block 1 44. PG boys hostel 1 45. Boys hostel 2 46. PG boys hostel 2 47. West boys hostel 1 48. South hostel 3 49. RG1 Hostel 1 50. North hostel (boys) 3 51. East hostel 3 52. RG2 hostel 1 53. IMA building 3 54. PWD office 1 55. Doctor's residence 1 56. Staff quarters 1 57. Staff quarters 1 58. Staff quarters 1 59. Staff quarter's non-teaching 1 60. Staff quarter's non-teaching 2 61. Staff quarter's non-teaching 2 62. Staff quarter's non-teaching 2 63. Staff quarter's non-teaching 2 64. Staff quarter's non-teaching 2 65. Staff quarter's non-teaching 2 66. Staff quarter's non-teaching 2 67. Staff quarter's non-teaching 2 68. Staff quarter's non-teaching 2 69.
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