Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 23:
With financial management of the State Government far from being satisfactory and taking into account unstable law and order situation development works of RIMS is informed to have been entrusted to the Central Government's public undertaking Hospital Services Consultant.
Disclosing the development to The Sangai Express today, a top official of the medical institute stated that incompetency of the State Government in the utilisation of the annual plan allocation coupled with the prevailing law and order uncertainty has led to the Central Government to adopt a more pragmatic approach so as to ensure development funds do not fall into wrong hands.
The official further informed that development works to be handled by the Consultant include those envisioned under the Prime Minister's special package of Rs 100 crore as well as under the Phase-II project of similar programmes.
works under the Prime Minister's package is said to be in the pipeline.
On the other hand, to take a first hand account of works to be implemented under the Phase-II Project, architects engaged by the Hospital Services Consultant Mr Khaitan and Mr Sood arrived at Imphal today and soon after arrival went on a whirlwind inspection tour of RIMS campus.
Development works under the Phase-II Project comprise of building constructions for setting up dental and nursing colleges, and a new OPD block in addition a 250-bedded super specialist hospital.
The total estimated cost of the Project is said to be Rs 199.9 crore.
Moreover, works to be taken up under the PM's package will cover establishing an additional maternity ward capable of accommodating 100 patients (beds), facility for an uninterrupted power supply and staff quarters.
The development work is being taken up following the upgradation of RIMS to the status of AIIMS.