The
Kosi region in the north of the state of Bihar is spread over two
divisions of Purnea and Saharsa and suffers from the lack of development
of road, power, education and medical facilities. Extreme economic
backwardness has led to ill health and lack of education for the people
of this region. Meritorious students of the region in general and Muslim
youths in particular can ill afford to go elsewhere for medical,
technical and other professional education. Moreover the common man, the
ailing people of the area could not afford to go to distant places for
specialized treatment. In view of the aforesaid, there has always been a
crying need for a medical college and a hospital in this part of
Biharwhich has a Muslim population of about 40%, most of whom exist
below the poverty line. To meet this requirement, the Al-Karim
Educational Trust, Patna established the Katihar Medical College at
Katihar in 1987 under the provisions of Article 30.
The
campus is situated in a land of fifty acres approximately with a built
up area of 6,00,000 sq.ft. and with extension projects nearing
completion it shall be 7,00,000 sq.ft by May 2011. The college consists
of various buildings housing different facilities such as administrative
block, lecture theater, separate hostels for boys, girls and interns,
Emergency and Casualty services, O P D, 580 Bed Hospital with Modern
Operation theatres, Radiology with CT Scan, Microbiology, Pathology, and
Biochemistry Labs, Auditorium, Animal house, Postmortem Block with
gallery and full fledged blood bank, Bungalow for the Principal and
residential apartments for Staff ?(102 quarters for teachers) and a
modern guest house are situated behind a panoramic The college library
is located in the main building covering an area of 5000 Sq.ft.
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