Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the Hans Foundation general hospital at Chamolisain, Satpuli in Pauri district on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Rawat said that this newly constructed general hospital will enable the local residents to access better medical treatment facilities.
He expressed hope that establishment of this hospital between Pauri and Kotdwar will facilitate better medical treatment facilities for the people living in the rural areas. The local youth will also get employment opportunities with the establishment of such institutions in Satpuli. Better facilities for health, education and transport will also help mitigate migration, added the chief minister.
The Hans foundation co-founder Shweta Rawat said that the general hospital is spread across an eight acre area. It has a total capacity of 150 beds and will also have moder equipment and technologies for treatment of various health problems. In the treatment of any problem cannot be done at the hospital, the hospital authorities will also arrange to send the patient to the higher centre.
The Garhwal MP Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, Tehri MP Mala Rajya laxmi Shah, cabinet ministers Harak Singh Rawat, Arvind Pandey, state ministers Dhan Singh Rawat, Rekha Arya, Pradesh Congress Committee president Pritam Singh, leader of opposition in the Vidhan Sabha Indira Hridayesh, Bharatiya Janata Party state president Ajay Bhatt, Hans Foundation’s Bhole Maharaj and Mata Mangala along with the foundation’s co-founder Manoj Bhargav were also among those present on the occasion.