The MCD on Sunday denied the charges made by AAP leader Atishi on Purnima Sethi hospital saying the completion of the Multi-specialty Hospital Rs 13 crore is pending with the Delhi Government.
“Kalkaji Colony Hospital (subsequently named as Poornima Sethi Multi-specialty Hospital) was originally envisaged to be constructed as five storied with one basement (floor area 9371 sqm).
With implementation of Master Plan 2021, it was decided to avail the relaxed norms of FAR and height of the building,” it said.
“Accordingly the proposal was revised for eight storied building with two basements (total floor area of 24852 sqm).
The original sanctioned cost was Rs. 20.17 crores and not 6.7 crore as falsely claimed and this original cost was revised to Rs 52.25 Crores as there was expansion of nearly three-time in the covered area of the building,” the statement said.
“The Hospital building is largely complete but final works could not be finished due to non allocation of funds under the medical (Plan) sector by Delhi Government which has stalled the execution of pending works such as internal and external electrification, air conditioning, lifts, Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), fire fighting and fire control etc,” it stated.
“The proposal to take up the balance works amounting to Rs. 13 crores is ready since last two years but due to non availability of funds these essential works are yet to be taken up for making the entire building fully operational.
The non completion of pending works due to non provisioning of Rs. 13 crore by Delhi Government are the stumbling block to run the Hospital as multi-specialty Hospital,” the statement further added.