Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak inaugurated an eye hospital built at an expenditure of about Rs 1 crore by the Rotary Club here on Monday.
Nayak said the hospital would prove as a milestone as not only the patients of Baleswar but also from the neighbouring districts would be benefited.
local MP RK Jena said as many as 50 per cent of the population in the country suffer from eye diseases due to neglect and other reasons. He insisted on regular eye checkups and to avoid aggravation of the problems.
Baleswar Rotary chapter president Sanjay Acharya said a nine-bed facility has been made in the hospital in the initial phase and surgery facilities with hi-tech machineries would be available soon.
District Collector Pramod Das, MlA JP Dash, Municipality Chairman Alok Sahu, Rotarians Sekhar Meheta, Sibabrata Das, Subrat Kar and V Udaykumar spoke, among others.