Chhattisgarh Public Works, Home, Jail Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu on Tuesday called for construction of the Advanced Cardiac Institute (ACI) general ward and pediatric heart disease ward while inspecting the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Medical College Hospital, the state's biggest.
The Public Works Department (PWD) has undertaken the construction work.
ACI is the lone government facility for treatment of heart diseases in the state. The Minister gave sanction for electrification in the hospital premises, gardening, vehicle parking and porch construction.
After inspecting the expansion project of a seven-floor building (G+6) of ACI, Sahu told officials to provide full details of the cost of each phase of the project. He said that year wise sanction of funds will be made available for the project.
Accompanied by ACI Head of Department Dr Smith Shrivastava, Sahu visited the Cath lab and the cardiac-intensive care unit and interacted with patients undergoing treatment.
During discussion with senior departmental officers, the Minister sanctioned a floor for the operation theatre of cardio-thoracic and vascular surgery department.