Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 20: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla today said that Government has earmarked Rs 3.5 crore for a deep drill tube well at Government Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, Gangyal which will ensure adequate drinking water facilities to the hospital besides inhabitants of adjoining areas.
This was informed by the Minister while addressing a large gathering after paying floral tributes to Rajiv Gandhi at a function held at Government Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, Gangyal on his 68th birth anniversary, here today.
Medical Superintendent Dr. Gurmeet Kour besides medical and para-medical staff, Congress workers including prominent citizens were present on the occasion.
Paying homage to the great leader, Mr. Bhalla said during his regime Rajiv Gandhi took various exemplary steps like promotion of Information Technology, reducing age limit of voters from 21 to 18 years, strengthening of Panchayati Raj, national policy on education to modernize and expand higher education, founded Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas for imparting free residential education besides launching of various schemes to upgrade the socio-economic condition of the weaker sections of the society.
On the occasion, the Minister informed that Government has prepared a detailed project report of Rs. 48 crore for construction of one more 100-beded hospital. He said the hospital would be equipped with various facilities like administrative block, toilet blocks, canteen and parking slot, CT scan machine, X-ray, laboratory, resuscitation room, analyzer room, blood bank, physiotherapy skin, ultra sound and orthopaedics etc treatment facilities. He said the project would be started soon after completion of tendering and other codal facilities.
Mr. Bhalla said that Coalition Government is endeavouring to upgrade the medicare facilities in all the Government health institutions in the state including Government Rajiv Gandhi Hospital at Gangyal to deal with the growing rush of patients besides reducing referral cases to SMGS and GMC Hospitals.
For renovation of dilapidated wards, the Minister directed the R&B Department to start civil works in these units with funds of upto Rs. 1 lakh out of HDF and RKS funds. He said that for upgradation of surgical operation theatres, feeding wards 4 and 6, gynae operation theatres, labour rooms besides street lights, the Government has released Rs. 7.39 lakh.
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