Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 1: MLA R S Pura Dr Gagan Bhagat, along with prominent persons from the civil society of the area, inaugurated parking facility at Community Health Centre R S Pura, here today. Due to its location, nearest hospital to the International border in R S Pura, the facility becomes more significant.
While speaking on the occasion, Dr Gagan Bhagat said that the CHC R S Pura was facing the parking problem for the past several years. Besides the parking facility, the Hospital will also get Rs 3.30 lakh in the Hospital Development Fund (HDF), which will be used further for improving the facilities at the Hospital, he informed.
Later on, the MLA took a round of the hospital and interacted with the staff and the patients. He also announced that Union Government has released an amount of Rs 50 lakh for the completion of the new hospital building in the premises, which will add to the healthcare facilities, including the Blood Bank facility- first Blood Bank at the Sub-District level in whole of the State.
Among those, who were present on the occasion, included SDPO R S Pura Surinder Kumar, Tehsildar R S Pura Sohan Rana, EO R S Pura Jodhraj, BMO R.S.Pura Dr.D C.Kundal SHO R S Pura , BJP district president Brijesh Rana, BJP block R S Pura president Natha Ram, BJP city president Inder Soodan, Gurdeep Saini, Akash Chopra , S Avtar Singh, Santosh Kumar Tikoo, Master Balakram ,Tarsem Lal, B R Choudhary and others.