The proposal for an All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Kinalur in Kozhikode district is now hit by a double whammy.
While the Union government is dragging its feet on the proposal, a reported staff shortage is delaying the ongoing land acquisition from local people as well.
Sources told The Hindu on Monday that the office of the land acquisition tahsildar in charge of it had been overburdened with a large number of projects in the past few months. Because of this, enough staff could not be deployed for land acquisition for the AIIMS. “Only recently, two surveyors were appointed for the purpose. The process is on, but it is going at a slow pace,” said an official on condition of anonymity.
