The State Government is planning to hand over about 200 hectares of additional land to the Indian Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Rishikesh to further develop it and strengthen facilities, said Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday when he visited the AIIMS Rishikesh to inaugurate a private ward.
The land which is part of the campus of the now defunct Indian Drug and Pharmaceuticals limited (IDPl) would be handed over to the premier health institute once the formalities of transfer of 900 acres of land of the company to the state government are complete, he said, adding that the state government is planning to develop an ultra modern convention centre in Rishikesh on the land of the IDPl.
Speaking on the occasion, CM further said that AIIMS, Rishikesh has developed very fast and best possible treatment is being provided here with the help of state-of-the-art machines. He suggested that the behaviour of the medical officers with patients should be polite and gentle.
Rawat said that the state government is constantly making efforts to develop medical facilities in the state and as part of it, doctors have been deployed in the remote areas. He added that Heli services are also being provided to better health services in the inaccessible areas. CM also announced that the road connecting IDPl to AIIMS would be broadened to make it a four- lane. He further said that the government plans to set up a 500- bed shelter (Rain Basera) for the attendants of the patients at AIIMS .
The director AIIMS, Rishikesh Dr Ravi Kant said on the occasion that radiotherapy for cancer patients is available in AIIMS. He added that average daily OPD is about 550 patients while the hospital has a capacity of 800 beds with 11 operation theatres.