Pet Peeves: NEIGRIHMS bans pets in doctors' hostel, medicos see red
Shillong: In a recent development at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), resident physicians and pet guardians have expressed their outrage over a decision to ban pets from the Resident Medical Officer (RMO) hostel.
The directive, issued by the institute's director, was communicated to residents by the RMO hostel's warden on September 6. The notification explicitly forbids keeping pets in any of the resident doctor's rooms at the hostel. Furthermore, the directive provided a maximum of three days for residents to find new homes for their pets.
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Violators of this order face strict penalties, including a fine of Rs 10,000. The hostel could also expel repeat offenders.
“A maximum of three (3) days time will be given in this regard to relocate their pets if anyone is having one and if anyone found violating the above order stern actions will be taken against them by the authority concerned and they will be subjected to penalty of Rs 10,000 and if found the same being repeated then they will be debark from the hostel (sic),” the notice read.
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