The super-speciality hospital being built in the premises of the district hospital will be completed soon and offer its services from November, Govind Karjol, district in-charge minister said in Belagavi on August 15.
The super-speciality hospital will cater to a large population in northern Karnataka and surrounding areas. It will provide tertiary care to poor patients free of cost, he said. It is being built at a cost of ₹140 crore.
He said that a branch of the Kidwai cancer hospital will also be set up in Belagavi at a cost of ₹130 crore. Land has been identified.