Thursday, August 1, 2019

Tamil Nadu gets 150 more seats in new medical college

DECCAN CHRONICLE.

PublishedAug 1, 2019, 3:10 am IST

The campus has hostel facilities, built at a cost of Rs 71 crores, a 200-seater auditorium and 11 surgical departments.



Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami inaugurates the government medical college at Sanapiratti, Karur on Wednesday through videoconferencing from the Secretariat, Chennai on Wednesday. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami inaugurated the government medical college at Sanapiratti, Karur on Wednesday through videoconferencing from the Secretariat, Chennai.

Built on an area of over 17.45 acres, the college has been constructed at a total cost of Rs 115.71 crores.

The campus has hostel facilities, built at a cost of Rs 71 crores, a 200-seater auditorium and 11 surgical departments.

The six-floor medical college and hospital will also have an 800-bed facility, along with classrooms constructed over an area of 3.20 lakh square feet.

The Karur government medical college is the 23rd medical college in the state.

The construction of the college began in March last year.

The state government has sanctioned 150 medical seats to the college. Classes are set to commence from this academic year.

Meanwhile the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced that Arasu Cable TV subscription would be available for a monthly charge of Rs 130, excluding GST, from August 10.

The Chief Minister said after the request from the public, the government has decided to offer the Arasu Cable channels at a monthly subscription of `130 + GST across the state, excluding Vellore constituency.

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