IMPHAL, April 5: Construction work for two 100-bedded district hospital at Shagolmang and Mayang Imphal has begun in earnest, said Speaker Manipur Legislative Assembly, Th Lokeshwor and circle MLA Khundrakpam Constituency. He said the projects are targeted to be completed by the last month 2016.
This was announced by the Speaker during an annual distribution of tin shed to needy public of the constituency, held at his residence of Sagolmang.
He further said that the two 100-bedded twin hospitals were proposed by the state government in the year 2011. Construction started from last year with the consent of Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi, he added.
He further said construction of the hospital at Sagolmang is complete, and its fencing and the preparation of landscape in underway now, and almost 80 percent of the work should be over by this month, he said. We target commissioning the hospital by 2016, he added.
The Speaker said that the construction of the district hospitals in the rural areas is with an intent to spread out health facilities as most of the hospitals, private and government, are located in the Imphal area.
Lokeshwor appealed to various NGO`™s and other organizations not to give obstruction to the construction of the hospital buildings.
The Government estimate of cost of construction is Rs. 51 crores on the full completion of each hospital.
He said his late father, former MLA of Khundrakpam initiated the idea of the twin 100-bedded hospitals.
Meanwhile, Lokeswor distributed two bundles of tins roofing sheets each to 330 beneficiaries of his constituency as his gifts.
He further said that since he become the MLA Khundrakpm constitution he has always tried to eradicate the poverty from his constituency.
He said Khundrakpam Kendra must be the first model constitution with proper supply of drinking water, power supply, quality education, good roads etc.