Sonarpur Health Centre's ₹3 Lakh Bathroom Locked: Patients Suffer for Years

• A ₹3 lakh bathroom complex at Sonarpur Primary Health Centre, built by Sonarpur Panchayat Samiti, remains unused for several years.
• The separate men's and women's facilities are locked due to lack of inauguration and no organization taking responsibility for operation.
• Local residents complain that patients and their families face severe sanitation issues, forced to use public places.
• Despite multiple tenders, no organization has come forward to operate the essential service.
• Locals demand immediate operationalization to prevent wastage of government funds and provide crucial public service.

Why It Matters: An expensive public health facility remains locked, causing patient suffering and wastage of funds.