Kasaragod, Dec 4: The government has given administrative sanction for Rs.68.45 crore for the proposed Kasaragod medical college near Badiyadukka in the district.
The decision comes amid widespread resentment over the delay in starting the work. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had laid the foundation stone for the project on November 30, 2013.
Of the sanctioned amount, Rs.58.18 crore will be provided by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and the rest by the government.
The authorities have sought Rs.170 crore from NABARD as loan to implement the project, the first phase works of which is scheduled to be completed by 2018.
It has also been decided to set apart Rs.25 crore of the Rs.75 crore earmarked under the comprehensive development package for the district as recommended by the P. Prabhakaran Commission.
The work on the 500-bed hospital, with a provision to admit 100 students in the first phase, has been entrusted to KITCO Ltd.
The hospital complex is envisaged to have 16 departments, apart from an exclusive 100-bed facility for women and children, centralised library, sprawling playground, auditorium, and staff quarters.
A four-lane road from Cherkala to the medical college forms part of the project, Mr. Nellikkunnu said.
The people in the district still rely on medical colleges in Mangaluru or the Pariyaram college for medical care. Around 11 panchayats have a large number of endosulfan victims and the new college is expected to provide them with expert care. The government has allotted 62.37 acres of land for the project, estimated to cost at Rs.388 crore.
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