THE SADAR AND SUBDIVISIONAL HOSPITALS ACT, 1955
West Bengal Act XX of 1955
[For the Statement of Objects and Reasons, see the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 26th July, 1955. Pt. IVA, pages 1102-1103; for proceedings of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, see the proceedings of the meeting of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly held on the 12th August, 1955; and for proceedings of the West Bengal Legislative Council, see the proceedings of the meeting of the West Bengal Legislative Council held onthe 18th August, 1955.]
[9th September, 1955]
An Act to provide for the taking over of certain Sadar and Subdivisional hospitals by the State Government with a view to the better promotion of public health.
It is hereby enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Sadar and Subdivisional Hospitals Act, 1955.
(2) It shall come into force [The Act was brought into force with effect from the 15th July, 1956, vide Notification No. Medi/5233/IH-24/56, dated the 5th July, 1956, publishedin the Calcutta Gazette, dated ----------------------------------------------------]on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires;-
(a) “appointed day” means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1;
(b) “the said hospitals” means the Sadar and Subdivisional hospitals described in the Schedule and includes any dispensaries attached to such hospitals.
3. Transfer.
As from the appointed day:-
(1) (a) the said hospitals together with all lands, buildings, erections, fixtures, furniture, equipments, stores, drugs, monies, contracts, debts and all other assets and liabilities thereof shall, subject to sub-section (2), stand transferred to the State Government;
(b) the said hospitals shall be run by the State Government as State Hospitals;
(c) persons employed in the said hospitals and continuing in office immediately before the appointed day shall, as from that day, be deemed to be employees of the State Government and the terms and conditions of their service shall be such as may be determined by the State Government having regard to the terms and conditions of their service as in force before that day;
(2) all endowments and trust funds, created solely or substantially for the purpose of the maintenance or improvement of the said hospitals, shall stand transferred to and be administered by the Official Trustee, West Bengal:
Provided that the income from every such endowment and trust fund shall be credited to the State Government and shall be applied by the State Government for the purposes for which the endowment or the trust fund, as the case may be, was created, subject to the conditions attached to such endowment or trust fund and to the rights and privileges of the beneficiaries thereof.
4. Removal of difficulties.
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, the State Government may take such steps or issue such orders as it deems necessary for the removal of the difficulty.
5. Rules.
The State Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
THE SCHEDULE.
[See Section 2(b).]
Description of the Hospitals.
Name of the Hospital
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District
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Subdivisional town
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Area (approxi-
mately).
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Boundary (N-North, S- South, E- East, W-West).
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Acres.
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1.Dr.Bholanath Bose’s Hospital Subdivisional Hospital.
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24-Parganas
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Barrack pore
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2.83
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N- Plot Nos, 621, 622, 623, 626, 629 and 592.
S- Plot Nos, 2474, 2470-72, 2479 and 2469 (part).
E- Plot Nos, 591, 1472, 636, 637, 1474, 2482, 2481, 2485 and 2479.
W- Plot Nos, 629, 630, 621 (part), 2473, 2474, 2565 and B. T. Road and Municipal Road.
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2. BarasatSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Barasat
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2.1
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N- Government School.
S- Municipal tank and sweepers’ quarters.
E- Municipal Burial Ground Road.
W- Municipal K. N. C. Road.
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3.BasirhatSubdivisional Hospital.
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24- Parganas
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Basirbal
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1.72
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N- Plot Nos. 4928 of Basirhat Post Office, 4923 of Jayanta Roy Chowdhury, 4921 of 24- Parganas District Board and 4922 of Basirhat Municipality.
S- Plot Nos. 4932 of Moni Mohan Dey and 4931 of Suresh Chandra Bose and DinanathDey Lane.
E- Station Road from Calcutta- India Road to Basirhat Railway Station.
W- Plot Nos. 4922 of Basirhat Municipal Tank and unused path to said tank.
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4. BongoonSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Bongaon
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1
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N- S. D. O’s Bungalow.
S- District Board’s Bungalow.
E- Civil Court.
W- Chakdah Road vin Rahapara Road.
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5. Diamond Harbour Sub-divisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Diamond Harbour
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2.21
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N- Railway lands.
S- Central Co-operative Bank.
E- Railway lands.
W- Calcutta Diamond Harbour Road.
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6.KrishnagarSadar Hospital
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Nadia
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Krishnagar
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2.03
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N- MonmohanGhose Street.
S- New Road, Part II.
E- D. L. Roy Road.
W- New Road, Part II.
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7.RanagharSubdivisionalHospital.
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Ditto
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Ranaghat
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.35
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N- Subhas Avenue (formerly Ferry Fund Road), Plot No. 2159.
S- Plot No. 2226 of late MonmathaNathPramanick’s holding, Plot No. 2222 of late KshetraNathChatterjee’s holding.
E- Municipal Lane, Plot No. 2223.
W- Dispensary Lane, Plot No. 2227.
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8.BerhamporeSadar Hospital.
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Murshidabad
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Berham
pore
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9.33
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N- Hospital North Road and London Mission.
S- Kotwali Road.
E- Hospital East Lane.
W- NetajiSubhas Road.
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9. KandiSubdivisional Hospital.
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Murshidabad
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Kandi
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5.31
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N- Fallow land.
S- Kandi Main Road.
E- Path.
W- Municipal Road.
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10. JangipurSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Jangipur
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1.30
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N- Municipal Road.
S- Holding Nos. 309 and 310 2nd plot and holding No. 437.
E-Municipal Road and Plot No.299.
W- Hospital Tank and Municipal Road.
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11. LalbaghSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Lalbagh
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.35
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N- Jitendra Narayan Roy holding Nos. 32 and 33 and Municipal Road.
S- Jubilee Hall, Murshidabad Municipality and Municipal land.
E- Jitendra Narayan Roy holding Nos. 32 and 33, Municipal Road. SamarendraNath Roy and others holding No. 34, BandhabSamity holding No. 39 and Municipal land.
W- Municipal Road.
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12. BalurghatSadar Hospital.
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West Dinajpur
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Balurghat
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2.46
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N- Cinema Hall, Plot No. 400.
S- Municipal Road and Khari.
E- Plots Nos. 399, 393, 394, 396 and 392.
W- Plots Nos. 438 and 445.
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13.Malda Sadar Hospital.
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Malda
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Malda
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1.67
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N- Daily Bazar and shops.
S- G. T. School with hostel and Santal Hostel.
E- Circuit House and Collector’s residence.
W- MaldaZilla School and Student’s Hostel.
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14. JalpaiguriSadar Hospital.
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Jalpaiguri
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Jalpaiguri
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7.72
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N- Marwari Boy’sSchool.
S- Depot.
E- District Board Road.
W- River Karala.
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15. AlipurduarSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Alipurduar
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3.41
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N- House of Bipin Outta.
S- Garden of JogendraMookerjee.
E- Khasmohal Road.
W- North East Railway Line.
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16. Darjeeling Victoria Hospital.
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Darjeeling
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Darjeeling
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1.8
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N- Hospital Store, Municipal Plot Nos. 19 and 20.
S- Brahma Samaj Building Laldighi Municipal land and Mount Pleasand Road.
E- Dispensary Road and Mount pleasant Road.
W- Botanical Garden Road.
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17. KurseongSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Kurseong
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1.4
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N- B. H. C Road and Dakbungalow.
S- Burdwan Road.
E- Paterson Road.
W- Portion D. H. C. Road.
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18. SiliguriSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Siliguri
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3.23
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N- Road No. 2.
S- Kutchari Road.
E- Private houses and Words and Buildings Department Offices.
W- Road No. 1.
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19. Howrah
General Hospital.
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Howrah
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Howrah
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3.31
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N- Magistrate’s Court Compound Road.
S- NilyadhanMookherjee Road.
E- Rishi Bankini Road.
W- Church Road or Hospital Road.
Silver Jubilee Maternity Ward Extension of Howrah General Hospital.
N- Howrah District Board Office.
S- NityadhanMookherjee Road.
E- Church Road or Hospital Road.
W- Idga land of Howrah Maidan.
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20. UluberiaSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Uluberia
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1.45
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N- Plot Nos. 737 and 667.
S- O. T. Road.
E- Plot No. 737.
W- Uluberia Town.
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21. ChinsurahImambara Hospital.
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Hooghly
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Chinsu
rah
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3.231
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N- SubdivisionalOfficer’s (Words and Buildings) Office.
S- Hospital Road.
E- P. D. Sen Road.
W- Kachari Road.
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22. Serampore Walsh Hospital Subdivisional Hospital.
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Hooghly
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Seram
pore
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1.975
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N- High Street.
S- Hospital Lane.
E- SeramporeFire Station Office.
W- House of Mr. Samuel Bose.
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23. ArambaghSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Arambagh
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.582
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N- Arambagh Municipal Office (Plot No. 7).
S- Medical Officer’s Quarters (Plot No. 16).
E- Sub-Jail (Plot No. 10).
W- Embankment Road (Plot No. 2).
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24. Bijoy Chand Hospital (formerly known as Burdwan Fraser Hospital).
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Burdwan
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Burdwan
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13
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N- BahirSabamangala (Drain, Aftab Avenue).
S- Plots of DharaniDharChatterjec, Lalit Mohan Bhattacharjee, Tank of JagannathHaldar and plot of KalipadaDey.
E- Raj Dispensary Road.
W- HatisalaMithapukur Lane and Plots of Kalipada De andBhupatiPodder.
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25. Asansol L. M. Hospital.
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Ditto
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Asansol
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2.6
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N- NetajiSubhas Road (formerly Dr. Nichol Road).
S- HariBhattacharjee Road.
E- House of Mrs. Roy.
W- Public Lane.
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26. KalnaSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Kalna
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2.04
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N- Guptipara Road.
S- Land of TarakSil and Janarddan Nandi.
E- Land of KhairanBibi and Tank of KunduChowdhury.
W- Church Road.
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27. KatwaSubdivisionalHospital.
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Ditto
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Katwa
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1.78
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N- Fallow Land.
S- Municipal Land.
E- District Board Road.
W- Court compound and Paddy land.
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28. Midnapore K. E. M. Hospital.
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Midnapore
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Midnapore
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17.584
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Main Hospital
N- Red Cross Building.
S- Station Road.
E- Vidyasagar Road and Plot No. 2044.
W- PuratanPatit (Plot No. 2010 and Davis Tank Road).
Assistant Surgeon’s quarters
N- Station Road.
S- Khal (Nala).
E- Nala (Drain).
W- Jack Paul’s motor garage.
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29. JhargramSubdivisional Hospital.
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Midnapore
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Jhargram
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7.1
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N- Subdivisional Officer’s residence.
S- Feeder Road.
E- Proposed land for extension of Hospital.
W- Jhargram Main Road.
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30. GhatalSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Ghatal
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.54
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N- MohiniMondal Road.
S- MohiniMondalRoad.
E- Vidyasagar Road.
W- MohiniMondal Road.
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31. ContaiSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Contai
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3.58
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N- Road in Plot Nos. 322, 324 and 328 of Hatabari.
S- Road in Plot No. 302 of Hatabari.
E- Plot Nos. 327 and 326 of ShriAbantiMaity.
W- Road in Plot No. 320 of Hatabari.
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32. TamlukSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Tamluk
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.82
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N- Tamluk-PanskurahRoad.
S- Office of TamlukPanskurah Motor Association and Plot No. 2139.
E- Tamluk-Panskurah Road and Plot Nos. 2135 and 2136.
W- Municipal drain and Plot Nos. 2131, 2117, 2119, 2384 and 2123.
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33. BankuraSadar Hospital.
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Bankura
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Bankura
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5.63
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N- 1st Feeder Road.
S- Bustee.
E- 1st Feeder Road.
W- Patpur Road.
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34. VishnupurSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Vishnupur
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14.48
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N- Municipal Plot Nos. 2103 and 2614 Plot Nos. 2132, 2134, 2143, 2164, 2165, 2168, 2171-73.
S- Plot Nos. 2188-90, 2186, 2162, 2644, 2641 and 2177.
E- Midnapore Loop Road Plot No. 2613.
W- Plot Nos. 2116-20, 2122, 2125-26 and 2128.
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35. SuriSadar Hospital.
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Birbhurn
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Suri
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5.03
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N- Plot No. 21 (Road) and Plot No. 34 (Excise building).
E- Plot Nos. 23, 56 and 217 (Roads).
NW
SE Plot No. 55 (Road).
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36. RampurhatSubdivisional Hospital.
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Ditto
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Rampur
hat
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1.23
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N- Plot Nos. 222, 221 and 1027.
S- Plot Nos. 237, 238 and 239.
E- HarisalaTand (Plot No. 233).
W- Bolpur-RajgramRoad.
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