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URBAN HEALTH CENTRES, AMRITSAR
URBAN HEALTH CENTRES, AMRITSAR
Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar, India
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URBAN HEALTH CENTRES, AMRITSAR
Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar, India
URBAN HEALTH
CENTRS AT AMRITSAR
Architect:
Sarbjit Singh Bahga, Chandigarh
Coinciding the Tercentenary
Celebrations of the birth of Khalsa, the Planning Commission, Government of
India, sanctioned an innovative and unique Pilot Project Scheme to improve
health services in the holy city of Amritsar.
The first in India,
this experimental project envisaged provision of two tier health services both
at community level and at city level. Under this scheme five numbers of urban
health centres have been constructed in the peripheral localities of Amritsar e.g.,
Mustafabad, Ranjit Avenue,
Saketri Bagh, Ghanupur Kale, and Fatehpur., besides a 150-bed central referral
hospital. The purpose of these health centres is to provide medical facilities
to the not-so-serious patients of the locality, thus restricting their movement
within the neighborhood. Only the serious patients would be referred to the
central hospital.
As a mark of respect to the Panj Piaras (the five beloved ones of
Guru Gobind Singh), the five health centres have been named after them i.e.,
Bhai Daya Singh, Bhai Dharam Singh, Bhai
Mohkam Singh, Bhai Sahib Singh and Bhai Himmat Singh, who were the first ones
to be baptized with Amrit and
subsequently the tenth guru asked them to baptize him. The incident marks the
beginning of a social movement where the distinction between the guru and his
followers was sought to be removed. At the inception of the project, Dr. J.S.
Bajaj, the then Member Planning Commission and in-charge-d' affairs, emphasized
that all the five health centres should be identical an aspect and their design
should blend the spirit of traditional Sikh architecture with modernity.
Internally the buildings should be as modern and sophisticated, as possible and
externally these should reflect the beautiful architectural heritage of the
holy city of Amritsar
so that they may belong to the place.
True to client's brief, the
design of the health centres is a synthesis of two divergent schools of thought
vis-à-vis, historical and contemporary architecture. The plan is based on pure
geometry and shaped like Swastika -- an ancient symbol of good fortune. The
building has been kept single storied as it ensures efficient staffing and
management of such a small institution. Each of the four flanges accommodates
different functions like outpatient department, diagnostics, operation
theatre/delivery wing and wards. The shape of the plan affords good segregation
of various departments e.g., OPD and diagnostics are placed near the entrance
and wards and OT are completely separated from the heavy rush of patients in
the OPD. The nurses' station is kept in between two wards for better watch and
ward of indoor patients. A simple and straightforward pattern of circulation
provides easy and direct access to each department
The building is entered through an
imposing portico elegantly lit through a semi spherical fibre-glass dome. The
main entrance cum waiting hall too draws subdued and soothing light from
pyramidal skylights. Externally, the fenestration is protected from the sun and
rain by diminutive verandas. These colonnaded verandas act as double skin walls
and help in keeping the interiors cool in hot summers. While detailing out
typical bay of the colonnade inspiration has been taken from the traditional
Sikh architecture. The overall outcome is thus a pleasant blend of tradition
and modernity.
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