Centre of Excellence for Cancer Diseases coming up in Kancheepuram district to be ready by May

State-of-the-art Centre of Excellence for Cancer Diseases in Kancheepuram district to be completed by May, offering comprehensive care and research.

The ambitious project to build a Centre of Excellence for Cancer Diseases in the premises of the Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital, Kancheepuram district will be completed by May.

The hospital in Karapettai is being upgraded as one of the premium institutions for comprehensive cancer care and provide training and pursue research on the disease.

Spread over 10 acres of land, the 1,000-bedded hospital in Karapettai will cater to patients in Tamil Nadu and from neighbouring States. The Public Works Department has completed nearly 95% of the work to build the hospital at a total cost of Rs. 218.46 crore.

The five-storey hospital is being constructed in a total area of 6.35 lakh square feet. Pointing out the replica of the Centre of Excellence in the new building, a PWD official said it has been designed as a pentagon-shaped building with 10 blocks.

While the State government had initially sanctioned to build two-storeyed structure in 2020, it was later proposed to add three more floors in the hospital that would function as an apex centre for research.

Various blocks would incorporate facilities and departments, including palliative care, radiation oncology ward, medical oncology ward, patient resource centre, genetics department, modular operation theatres, blood bank and occupational therapy and interventional pain management clinic.

“We have designed the buildings to be well-ventilated with atriums and central courtyard that would have a tensile roof for an aesthetically pleasing design. It was a challenge to execute the project as in the design,” said an official.