Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil said that a new building for the Kalaburagi branch of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research (SJICSR) will be ready in six months and inaugurated in January 2024.
He was speaking to presspersons after visiting the construction site along with SJICSR Director C.N. Manjunath and Kalaburagi South MLA Allamprabhu Patil in Kalaburagi on Saturday.
“The new building is coming up on a 6.8-acre plot at a cost of ₹183 crore. It will be a 371-bed hospital. The construction will be completed in six months and the inauguration will be held in January, 2024. The hospital will be upgraded with new equipment worth ₹56 crore,” Dr. Patil said.