Himachal Pradesh Health Minister, Thakur Kaul Singh on Monday said a Rs 45 crore Cancer Hospital would be set up in Mandi during the next 3 years in view of the abnormal increase in cancer cases in the area, the treatment of which is beyond the reach of the common people.
Inaugurating a private Diagnostic and Advance Radiology Centre, he lauded the role of Bangas for promoting the health services at affordable prices for over the last over 20 years with a missionary zeal along with the government health institutes.
The Minister said state government had drawn up an ambitious plan to develop and modernize the health services. Under the centrally sponsored National Health Mission a sum of Rs 14.46 crore would be spent in the state for upgrading and modernizing the rudimentary health services by replacing most modern latest machines and equipment.
The construction of two mother-child hospitals of 100-bed at Mandi and 50-bed at Sundernagar were under way on a war-footing at the cost of Rs 20 crore and 12.5 crore respectively.
Thakur Kaul Singh said the endeavor of the government would be to provide health services at the door-step to the people living in tough terrains of the hill state.
Present among others on the occasion were Divisional Commissioner, Devesh Kumar, Ajai Yadav, I.G. Police, Commission MC Shimla, Pankaj Rai and others.