What lures Generals to Panchkula?:

Panchkula: 'City of Generals'
PANCHKULA: Panchkula, the satellite town of Chandigarh, seems to be fast becoming the " City of Generals" as one more war veteran has made it his post-retirement home. Army commander of Western Command Lt Gen S R Ghosh, who hung up his uniform, has decided to settle down in Panchkula, which is already home to hundreds of Army officers including Gen V K Singh, who also retired recently, and former army chief V P Malik.
Lt Gen Ghosh said he loved the area during his stint as Army commander and decided to settle here because of the atmosphere and way of life the city offers for the defence personnel. Another reason for settling down here, he added, was that his wife, a retired bureaucrat, was born and brought up here. Ghosh, nevertheless, maintained that the city lacks maintenance and that considering the number of senior officers settling here, local bodies should focus on its proper upkeep.
Panchkula already has hundreds of officers and war veterans, who remained commanders of various vital formations of Army during conventional as well as non-conventional wars, settled here. Among them are former Army chief Gen (retd) Malik, former Army vice-chief Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi, former commanders -- Lt Gen H S Panag, Lt Gen P S Hoon, Lt Gen Deepinder Singh, LT Gen T K Sapru, Lt Gen G S Sihota, Lt Gen R S Dayal (died recently), Lt Gen Daljit Singh and Lt Gen Surinder Singh among others.
Sector 12, 12-A, 6, 20 and MDC have a high concentration of top Army officers. In fact, Panchkula has become a station of choice post-retirement not only for those from the region but also those belonging to other parts of the country.
According to senior Army officers, the city is one of the best urban planned cities of the country, has spacious roads, large lung spaces and planned markets. Besides, it is strategically located -- within an earshot of Shimla to the north and New Delhi to the south. With Chandimandir Cantonment in the vicinity, officers' link to service life and a large community of retired and serving officers make it particularly attractive.
Panchkula: 'City of Generals' gets 2 more after 'farewell to arms' by Ajay Sura, TNN Jun 1, 2012, 05.01AM IST

ECHS: Woman alleges rape at command hospital, Chandimandir

Breaking News! A 39-year-old woman was alleged gangraped by two ward attendants at the Command Hospital, Chandimandir near Panchkula (Haryana). The woman, wife of an Airman, alleged that a third person videographed the rape. A case has been registered against the accused - Hottam Singh, Iftekhar Khan and Raj.

Medical examination of the woman is done and results are awaited. The woman visited the Command Hospital around 12.30 pm on Saturday to get physiotherapy of her shoulder. When she was returning after the treatment, Neuro Surgical Ward Documentation-in-Charge Hottam Singh took her to another room and raped her with the help of other accomplices.
Woman alleges rape Command Hospital, Chandimandir

Comment: Ex- servicemen Contributory Health scheme conceived by Bureaucrats to reduce burden on Military Hospitals has removed the ESM load from its purview. A new organisation ECHS so created is mainly staffed by civilian Medical Staff for administering to the Health of Veterans. The scheme in 5 years has run out of steam. The salaries of ECHS staff are peanuts and what you really get are sex manics. We need to eliminate all civilian medical staff including dental staff who prefer to treat the breasts rather than the teeth! The administration of each polyclinic should be entrusted to a firebrand retired officer with powers to sack the indisciplined and corrupt. Alternately give the Military Hospitals the additional staff and resources to cater to the needs of ESM. There is also a requirement to re-define dependents. Due to the existing loopholes lot of medication and stores are siphoned off to the civil market through the warden boys.