PM Modi inaugurates Rs 1470-cr AIIMS Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh; to lay foundation for projects worth Rs 3650 cr soon

AIIMS inauguration: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated AIIMS Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh around 11:30 AM on Wednesday. He will lay the foundation stone for several projects worth Rs. 3650 crores later in the day. 

AIIMS Inauguration- 
In a tweet, PM Modi had said AIIMS will ensure better healthcare facilities for people in the region, “I am glad that the AIIMS Bilaspur will be dedicated to the nation. It will ensure better healthcare facilities for people in the region. Development works worth over Rs. 3650 crores spread across various sectors will either be inaugurated or their foundation stones would be laid,” PM Modi tweeted. 

According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), "The Prime Minister's vision and commitment to strengthen health services across the country is being showcased again through the inauguration of AIIMS Bilaspur. The hospital, whose foundational stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in October 2017, is being established under the Central sector scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana," PMO said in a statement.

Features of the hospital 
AIIMS Bilaspur is constructed at a cost of more than Rs 1470 crore, is a state-of-the-art hospital with 18 specialty and 17 super specialty departments, 18 modular operation theatres, 750 beds with 64 ICU beds. 

The hospital is spread over 247 acres and is equipped with 24 hours emergency and dialysis facilities, modern diagnostic machines like ultrasonography, CT scan, MRI etc, Amrit Pharmacy and Jan Aushadhi Kendra and also a 30 bedded AYUSH block.

The Hospital has a Centre for Digital Health to provide health services in the tribal and inaccessible tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh. Also, specialist health services will be provided by the hospital through health camps in the inaccessible tribal and high Himalayan regions like Kaza, Saluni, and Keylong.  

The hospital will admit 100 students for MBBS Course and 60 students for nursing courses every year.

Highway project- 
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of around 31 km long project for four laning of the National Highway from Pinjore to Nalagarh on NH-105, worth over Rs. 1690 crore at around 12:45 pm today. 

According to the PMO, the road project is a major connecting link for the traffic from Ambala, Chandigarh, Panchkula and Solan /Shimla going towards Bilaspur, Mandi and Manali. About 18 km stretch of this four-lane national highway falls under Himachal Pradesh and the remaining portion falls in Haryana. 

This highway will ensure better transport facilities in Nalagarh-Baddi, the industrial hub of Himachal Pradesh, and will also give a fillip to further industrial development in the region. It will also boost tourism in the state.

Laying Foundation stone for Medical Device Park
PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Medical Device Park at Nalagarh, which will be built at a cost of about Rs 350 crore. 

According to the PMO, Memorandum of Understandings of more than Rs. 800 crores have already been signed for setting up industries in this Medical Device Park. The project aims at enhancing employment opportunities in the region.

Hydro Engineering College Inauguration 
PM Modi will also inaugurate the Government Hydro Engineering College at Bandla. Costing about Rs 140 crore. 

According to the PMO, the college will help make available trained manpower for hydro power projects, in which Himachal Pradesh is one of the leading states. It will help in upskilling the youth and providing ample job opportunities in the hydro power sector.