The construction work of Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal would start in the next three weeks.
Chairman Haryana Warehousing Corporation and MlA, Karnal Sumita Singh said that a sum of `650 crore would be incurred on the construction of this College. The State Government has already released the first installment of `138 crore and this amount would be spent on the construction of building of Medical College, complex and three residential blocks. In the residential colonies, facilities would be provided to medical practitioners and other officers and employees.
Sumita Singh said that on the demand of people of Karnal, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had announced to construct a Medical College after the name of famous Astronaut and daughter of Haryana Kalpana Chawla. The foundation stone of this College was laid in November last year.
She said that the Health Department was in the process of construction of this College. This Medical College would be constructed in place of old building of General Hospital and for this purpose the old building was being demolished. The second installment of the College would be used for the construction of OPD building, guest house and
community centre.