Vijayawada: Development Works in Medical Colleges

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials to finalize the tenders for development works in existing medical colleges and construction of new medical colleges by April 15.

The Chief Minister held a review meeting with the officials at his camp office on Thursday. The Chief Minister said that under Nadu-Nedu (Health) programme, works related to YSR Village Clinics, YSR Urban Clinics, PHCs, Area Hospitals, development works in existing medical colleges and Construction of New Medical Colleges were taken up with an estimated budget of Rs.16,270 crore.

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The Chief Minister said that land acquisition for hospitals should be completed soon and works should begin.

The Officials apprised the Chief Minister that works were being done with a deadline to complete construction of 10,011 YSR Village health clinics by April and added that construction of 151 new PHCs and restoration of 982 existing PHCs will be completed by October and the works of Nadu-Nedu in area hospitals would be completed by December.

The officials told the Chief Minister that 3.1 crore square feet of works are being done for the construction of super-specialty hospitals, new medical colleges and restoration of existing colleges and added that this work would be equal to four times the work of Beijing Airport and six times the work of Burj Khalifa.

Review on COVID-19

Reviewing on COVID-19, the officials said the recovery rate is 99.04 percent and the mortality rate is 0.81 percent and also informed the progress of COVID-19 vaccination taking place in the state.

Attendees

• Deputy Chief Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas
• Chief Minister's Chief Advisor Nilam Sawhney
• Transport Principal Secretary M T Krishnababu
• Health Principal Secretary Anil Kumar Singhal

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