Health Minister Dr Ashok Kumar Walia on Friday informed that Delhi Government would open 12 more hospitals with total bed strength of 2,900 to provide medical facilities in hitherto uncovered areas of the city.
The process of starting construction at Dwarka (750 beds), Vikas Puri (200 beds), Madipur (200 beds), Jawlapuri (200 beds), Ambedkar Nagar (200 beds), Sarita Vihar (100 beds) has been initiated. The formalities for construction are underway for remaining six hospitals.
Walia was addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone of the health centre in Shakarpur, near Vikas Marg in East Delhi. On the occasion, East Delhi MP Sandeep Dikshit was the chief guest. It was presided over by Charanjit Sharma, ex-municipal Councillor.
Walia informed that the health centres at Shakarpur would be constructed within a period of twelve months. Functioning would start soon thereafter benefiting residents of East Delhi, particularly Shakarpur, laxmi Nagar, Pandav Nagar, Vikas Marg and the adjoining colonies.
To be built at a cost of Rs 8 crore in an area of 2,076 square metres it would provide OPD consultation, free medicines, basic investigations reproductive child health, immunisation programme and referral services to the Government and 42 major private hospitals providing free treatment to poor patients.
The Health Minister informed that five health centres were under construction at Vasant Gaon, Shiv Vihar, Pandav Nagar and Bindapur. Delhi Government would open eight Health Centres at Molar Band (Gautam Puri), Madan Pur Khadar, Phase-1 and Phase-2, Rohini Sector-4 and Sector-21, Gandhi Vihar, Buland Masjid (Shastri Park) and Savda Ghevra.
He added that twelve more dispensaries were being planned for different areas in the city. He further added that land had been acquired from Gram Sabha at Rasulpur, Madanpur Dabas, Bhaktawarpur, Sahapur Majra, Darya pur Kalan and Harawali.