Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday inaugurated a Rs 150 crore super speciality hospital in Medical college, Tanda via Video Conference.
The super speciality hospital in Tanda, with a capacity of 210 beds will cater to patients suffering from heart, kidney, diabetes, gastro ailments and cancer. All these units will will be operational in the next three months. Both Azad and Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh could not reach Tanda from Mandi due to bad weather conditions. The Union Minister was at Mandi to inaugurate a cancer hospital there.
This hospital at Tanda will benefit people of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir, Azad said in his video message, adding one medical college will come up each at Chamba and Nahan in the State. “The work on these medical colleges shall start soon, and the project will cost Rs 190 crore,” Azad said.