Geta Medical College: Billions of rupees spent on buildings, but no penny to operate the institution

On June 18, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba assured the people of the far-west region that within a few days, the cabinet meeting would allow Geta Medical College to operate as an institution. It was what medical reform campaigner Dr Govinda KC had been demanding time and again.

After multiple ultimatums when the government delayed the commitment of past deals, Dr KC had said he would start a hunger strike at the under-construction Geta Medical College in Dhangadhi. And soon after, the government’s neglectful behaviour made Dr KC start his 20th fast-unto-death (satyagraha) at Krishna Mandir complex in Dhangadhi on September 12 with a 7-point demand .