MLA Yashpal urges Minister U.T. Khader for early inauguration of Udupi District Hospital
Coastal Talk News | Udupi
Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna has urged Health Minister U.T. Khader to expedite the inauguration of the new Udupi District Hospital and take up various measures to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in the district. MLA Yashpal met Minister U T Khader and submitted a memorandum seeking the early opening of the newly constructed district hospital for public service. He requested that the remaining works be completed at the earliest and that the hospital be equipped with all necessary facilities, treatment services and adequate staff before being opened to the public. MLA also sought for comprehensive healthcare facilities and necessary medical personnel at the hospital.
Highlighting the growing healthcare needs of Brahmavar, MLA said the town had been accorded taluk status around eight years ago and was rapidly developing as a taluk headquarters. The Community Health Centre at Brahmavar currently serves people from more than 30 villages, he said, and urged the minister to upgrade the facility into a Taluk Hospital to provide comprehensive and quality healthcare services locally. MLA also requested the government to sanction the necessary funds for the proper maintenance and functioning of the Kusuma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdullah Mother and Child Hospital.
He further urged the minister to take special interest in the proposed B.R. Shetty Hi-Tech Super Speciality Hospital under the PPP model in front of the Kusuma Shambhu Shetty Mother and Child Hospital. He sought steps to utilize the excavated area, where earthwork had been undertaken for the proposed hospital parking facility, for vehicle parking and the establishment of a government nursing and paramedical college. Responding to the MLA’s memorandum, Minister U.T. Khader assured him that the government would take necessary action regarding the demands.
The government had initially given administrative approval for this hospital project to be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 115 crore on November 13, 2020. A contract to take up the work was awarded to a Hyderabad based company and a work order in this regard was given to the contractor on September 8, 2021.
