A Correspondent
DIBRUGARH: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday laid the foundation stone for a 200-bedded City Hospital at Jail Road in Dibrugarh. The new hospital will function as an annexe of the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH).
The upcoming B+G+6 storied facility is being constructed under the World Bank-funded Assam State Secondary Healthcare Initiative for Service Delivery Transformation (ASSIST) Project. The total financial outlay for the project is Rs 206 crore.
The hospital will be built on a 10-bigha plot, with a total built-up area of 29,087 square metres. The project is expected to be completed within two years.
According to official sources, out of the 200 beds, 120 will be allocated to the Maternity Department. The remaining beds will cater to patients from the departments of Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, and other specialties.
The new facility aims to ease the patient load on AMCH and significantly improve secondary healthcare services in Upper Assam.
The foundation stone laying ceremony was attended by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Assam Ministers Jogen Mohan, Prasanta Phukan, and Bimal Borah, along with several MLAs and senior government officials.
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