Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to set up 33 basti dawakhanas

HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will set up 33 more basti dawakhanas (neighbourhood clinics) in the city.
According to civic officials, the clinics will be operational by the end of this month. “To provide basic medical facilities, the clinics are being set up. There are already 167 basti dawakhanas in the city,” said GHMC commissioner DS Lokesh Kumar.
The civic body’s target is to set up a total of 300 clinics across the city.
“Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) minister KT Rama Rao instructed GHMC to set up two clinics in each ward,” read a statement issued by GHMC. There are 150 wards in the GHMC limits .