Use available land for medical college: DC

Chamba, February 4

Deputy Commissioner DC Rana today chaired a meeting with regard to the full utilisation of land currently available at various places near here with officials of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College and the Health Department here.

He discussed about the land available near the medical college and the Health Department, leprosy hospital at Sarol in Chamba, Tuberculosis Hospital and the Chief Medical Officer’s office. He said that to ensure the availability of basic services, the principal of the medical college should prepare an action plan for the overall use of the available land for the construction of residential and other buildings.

Rana said 14 bighas were available near the tuberculosis hospital and about 20 bighas were available in the leprosy hospital complex at Sarol. The departmental process related to the construction of buildings should be started to provide additional residential facilities to doctor.— OC