Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMU, May 6: Once again the Super Specialty Hospital of Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu missed its deadline and now hopefully the construction work would be completed till June 30 this year, as the executing agency Central Public Works Department (CPWD) asked the state government for some extra time to complete the project.
Initially set to be completed in the year 2008, it is for the fourth time that the executing agency has sought extension to complete the mega project in Jammu.
The proposed hospital, on completion will have six super specialties, including Cardiology, Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Urology, Neurology, Neuro Surgery and Nephrology.
This is not the first time when the government has not achieved its target, but many times before the deadline has been extended to launch the super specialty hospital. Approved in February 2004 by the then Union Government and started during the then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad led coalition Government, the hospital, which will be part of the GMC Jammu, has fails to achieve many deadlines.
The construction of the hospital was approved in February 2004 by the then Union Government and work on the project was started during the tenure of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. For the Rs 120 crore project, state has received Rs 100 crore from the centre, while Rs 20 crore were contributed by the state government.
Talking to TNI, Minister for Medical Technical Education, R S Chib said that the government has issued a final warning to the CPWD to complete the work by March 2011, but again CPWD asked for extra time till June 30.
He further said that hopefully the super specialty hospital will be functional in the starting of July this year.
Chib also said CPWD setup a modular Operation Theater (OT) in the said hospital due to which it takes some additional time to complete.
Initially set to be completed in the year 2008, it is for the fourth time that the executing agency has sought extension to complete the mega project in Jammu.
The proposed hospital, on completion will have six super specialties, including Cardiology, Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Urology, Neurology, Neuro Surgery and Nephrology.
This is not the first time when the government has not achieved its target, but many times before the deadline has been extended to launch the super specialty hospital. Approved in February 2004 by the then Union Government and started during the then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad led coalition Government, the hospital, which will be part of the GMC Jammu, has fails to achieve many deadlines.
The construction of the hospital was approved in February 2004 by the then Union Government and work on the project was started during the tenure of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. For the Rs 120 crore project, state has received Rs 100 crore from the centre, while Rs 20 crore were contributed by the state government.
Talking to TNI, Minister for Medical Technical Education, R S Chib said that the government has issued a final warning to the CPWD to complete the work by March 2011, but again CPWD asked for extra time till June 30.
He further said that hopefully the super specialty hospital will be functional in the starting of July this year.
Chib also said CPWD setup a modular Operation Theater (OT) in the said hospital due to which it takes some additional time to complete.
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