Silchar (Assam) [India], October 24 (ANI): As a part of his two-day go to to Barak Valley, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday laid the muse stone for a brand new 208-bedded Super Speciality Hospital at Silchar Medical College and Hospital.
It could also be famous that the hospital, to be constructed on 16 bighas of land with monetary help from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), could have six medical departments, particularly Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nephrology, and Urology.
The whole undertaking value, together with infrastructure growth and procurement of superior medical tools, is estimated at round Rs. 300 crore. The building is focused for completion inside 30 months.
The hospital will embody 20 beds every for the six super-speciality departments, 14 emergency beds, 27 ICU/ICCU beds, 24 post-operative care beds, 16 pre-operative care beds, and 10 dialysis beds. It will even have 25 paying cabins.
Speaking on the event, the Chief Minister mentioned that at current, 14 medical faculties and hospitals are operational in Assam, offering healthcare companies to the folks.
He knowledgeable that the development of Bongaigaon Medical College and Hospital can be accomplished subsequent yr.
Stating that when he grew to become Health Minister in 2006, there have been solely 360 MBBS seats and 150 postgraduate seats in all medical faculties in Assam. Today, the variety of seats has elevated to 2,000 MBBS and 1,500 postgraduate.
He mentioned that this outstanding progress has introduced transformative modifications to the state’s medical schooling sector. Due to the rise in seats, college students from Assam now not must go outdoors the state to review drugs.
He additional famous that Assam has earned a notable place within the nation for high quality healthcare supply.
The Chief Minister additionally talked about the numerous decline in maternal and toddler mortality charges within the state.
He emphasised that within the coming decade, the main target could be on enhancing the standard of medical schooling in Assam.
CM Sarma acknowledged that Silchar Medical College, being one of many three oldest medical faculties within the state, has been receiving particular consideration from the federal government for its total growth. Under the ‘Assam Health System Strengthening Project’, funded by JICA, the State authorities has undertaken the development of Super Speciality Hospitals in varied medical faculties to supply superior healthcare companies comparable to cardiac and neurological surgical procedures.
The Chief Minister additional knowledgeable that the federal government has additionally deliberate to reconstruct the Silchar Civil Hospital at an estimated value of Rs . 150 crore.
He added that the continued building of the 500-bed hospital constructing inside the Silchar Medical College campus can be accomplished by the top of this yr. Moreover, the previous important constructing of the Medical College can be changed with a brand new 1,500-bedded constructing. Once the brand new construction is accomplished, the previous one can be demolished, giving your entire hospital a unified and trendy look.
The Chief Minister additionally acknowledged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the muse stone inside the subsequent 3-4 months for a brand new freeway connecting Barak Valley to Guwahati at an estimated value of Rs. 35,000 crore. This bold highway undertaking will deliver revolutionary enhancements to the connectivity and transportation infrastructure of your entire valley.
He additionally talked about that the muse stone and announcement of Rs. 1,000 crore for the event of Silchar on a single day is unprecedented.
Minister Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Kaushik Rai, Minister Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Krishnendu Paul, Members of Parliament Parimal Suklabaidya and Kanad Purkayastha, MLAs Dipayan Chakraborty, Mihir Kanti Shome, Nihar Ranjan Das, Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, Commissioner and Secretary of Medical Education and Research Siddhartha Singh, Principal Silchar Medical College Prof. Debabrata Sinha, and a number of other different dignitaries had been current on the event. (ANI)