Minister for Textiles, Sugarcane Development and Sugar and district in-charge for Haveri Shivanand Patil on Saturday announced that classes of the first-year MBBS course will be held at the new building of the Haveri Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS) and Hospital from September.
Speaking to presspersons after reviewing the progress of HIMS in Haveri on Saturday, Mr. Patil said that steps were being taken to complete the college and hospital project within the project deadline. From September, the classes would be held at the new building itself, he announced.
Mr. Patil said that engineers of the Health Department were directed to complete and hand over the construction of Block A and B of HIMS by August-September and accordingly they had assured of handing over the classrooms required for the first-year MBBS students by August-end.