KMC to get new block with six storeys, 12 operation theatres
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Facility with ICUs, burns ward set up at a cost of ₹269.68 cr.
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New facility: The Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital will have a new block soon.
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Facility with ICUs, burns ward set up at a cost of ₹269.68 cr.
The Government Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) Hospital will soon have a six-storey tower block with 12 operation theatres. The new block was being established at an estimate of ₹269.68 crore.
The building, for which Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami laid the foundation stone on Monday, is coming up under the Tamil Nadu Urban Health Care Project (supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency) as part of the scheme for upgrading tertiary hospitals. While the construction of the building is estimated to cost ₹135.50 crore, the estimate for the equipment to be installed has been put at ₹134.18 crore.