Sunday, January 26, 2020

Work begins at AIIMS site year after stone-laying ceremony

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Madurai:26.01.2020

Fencing and road work have begun at the site selected for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Madurai, nearly a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the ₹1,264 crore hospital.

An area of 201.75 acres has been allocated for the construction of the premier hospital-cum-research institute in Madurai. Even after completion of formalities for the land acquisition, no construction was initiated since the stonelaying on January 27, 2019.

The hospital is located off the Bangalore-Kanyakumari national highway. Sources said initial work will include those of roads for transporting construction material. Till now, it was a narrow stretch. This is being converted into a two-lane road from the highway for 6km till Karadikkal beyond the AIIMS site. On the other side, the second road from Koothiargundu junction to the site is being laid as a four-lane structure for 3.5km. Work is being carried out from the central government’s road fund of ₹21crore.

As of now, work on construction of the wall and precast concrete fencing is being carried out by NHAI. The compound wall would be 5.5km long around the site, said sources. A loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency is awaited to start work on the hospital building. Only basic groundwork has been initiated now, sources said.

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