CM inspects devt works of JNIMS
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, August 31 2013 :
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh today visited Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) where he inspected the buildings of ladies hostel, administrative block, a 100-beded ward and a bank now under construction in the hospital complex.
Addressing the JNIMS staffs at the hospital's Conference Hall after the inspection, Ibobi underscored the need for completing the basic infrastructures of the hospital by December this year ahead of the proposed visit by a team of Medical Council of India (MCI) to the hospital in December or January next year.
He appealed to the concerned authorities to finish the main structure by December, but expressed unhappiness over slow progress of the administrative block construction work.
Ibobi also informed that plans are afoot to send teams of specialist doctors and different staffs of the hospital to the remote areas of the hill districts of the state at least once a month to provide medical treatment and health care to the people.
He said the state Government is exerting efforts to procure vehicles for the medical teams and further appealed to the doctors to execute their duties with devotion and dedication.
During the trip, the Chief Minister was accompanied by Health Minister Phungzathang Tonsing, Works Minister Dr Kh Ratankumar, Principal Secretary for Health and Family Welfare Dr Suhel Akhtar, Principal Secretary for Works Ram Muiva and Chief Engineer of Works.