Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has said that in addition to the ₹150 crore super-speciality hospital block, works worth ₹72 crore had been taken up at Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hubballi.
Speaking to presspersons after reviewing the progress of the various works at KIMS Hospital in Hubballi on Wednesday, he said that already the super-speciality block had been handed over to the hospital. “Very soon we will inaugurate emergency treatment block and hostels,” he said.
He said that 30 additional beds were being provided at a cost of ₹28 crore in the emergency ward. “Under the Emergency Response Fund, funds have been allotted for equipment for the MRI scanning facility. Apart from works taken up under ₹72 crore, other works are also being taken up under separate funds,” he said.