Health secretary inspects construction sites on Government Medical College Hospital premises

MADURAI

“We expect that the construction of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) coming up at Thoppur near here would be complete by 2025. Apart from education, research and advanced treatment, facilities are expected to be on a par with the AIIMS in Delhi,” said Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan while addressing the press here at Government Medical College Hospital in Madurai on Sunday.

Mr Radhakrishnan accompanied by Collector Aneesh Sekhar, Dean A. Rathinavel and senior Public Work Department officials inspected the various infrastructure and development works that are currently being carried out at the Government Medical College and Government Hospital and Government Rajaji Hospital premises.

When asked about the status of AIIMS, he said that officials have assured that construction works would begin within this financial year and that works will speed up once it commences, he added.

The team also inspected an upcoming six storeyed building being built at a cost of ₹131 crore with more than 20 operation theatres and advanced facilities which is expected to be completed by the end of the financial year.

Further, they inspected the under-construction hostel buildings for girls, boys and postgraduate medical students, a library building and pulmonary department block etc are being taken up at a cost of ₹67.97 crore.

He said that works for constructing integrated labs, critical care block housing 50 beds at the cost of ₹111.98 lakhs and paediatric block near the super-speciality block at a cost of ₹20 crore are underway.

The seating capacity for medical education at the Government Rajaji Medical College Hospital in Madurai has been increased from 155 to 250, he added.