Speed up construction of AIIMS in Bilaspur: Jai Ram Thakur

Our Correspondent

Hamirpur, September 7

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the focus should be on early completion of first phase of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Bilaspur so that people could get best health facilities soon. While speaking at Kothipura in the district today, he said that once completed AIIMS would emerge as a premium health institute of the state. People had high hopes from this institution.

He said this institute was a dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The state government was open to extend every help like providing civic amenities and power supply to the premier institute so that it was completed within the stipulated time. He directed officers of the district administration to work in coordination to provide every facility to AIIMS authorities. He also told AIIMS authorities to speak to him if any assistance was needed.

Veer Singh Negi, Director of AIIMS, said that the OPD would start functioning from next month. He said that AIIMS was providing OPD facility at Zonal Hospital, Bilaspur.

Earlier, the Chief Minister visited the house of MLA Subhash Thakur and paid tribute to his father, who died a few days ago. Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Rajinder Garg, MLA JR Katwal, Political Advisor to CM Trilok Jamwal and vice chairman of State Disaster Management Authority Board Randhir Sharma were also present.