The State Government on Friday admitted in the Assembly that construction work of trauma centre in the Hamidia Hospital for which approval was received on June 12, 2009 has not begun so far thereby escalating its cost by Rs 19 lakh.
In response to a written query, Bharatiya Janata Party member Vishwas Sarang said the construction work of trauma centre has not started. Earlier, the cost was estimated at about Rs 35 lakh. However, the cost has escalated to about Rs 53.76 lakh due to increase in schedule of rates. The Minister Vishwas Sarang said it was not possible to provide a time frame for the construction work.