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Odisha government estimates Rs 1600 crore for development of SCBMCH

The state works department has prepared an estimate of Rs 1,580 crore for development of the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack into a world-class healthcare institution.
Odisha government estimates Rs 1600 crore for development of SCBMCH
BHUBANESWAR: The state works department has prepared an estimate of Rs 1,580 crore for development of the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack into a world-class healthcare institution.
The Odisha Bridge and Construction Corporation (OB&CC), under the state works department, is the implementing agency of the redevelopment project. It has prepared the estimate and sought administrative approval of the state health and family welfare department.
State works secretary Krishan Kumar on Tuesday wrote to health secretary P K Mohapatra in this regard.
The estimate has been prepared for development of additional 1,000 beds and two playgrounds along with hostel, staff quarters and administrative buildings, said a works department official. Although initially the state government said it would invest Rs 1,000 crore on development of SCB, the cost has been revised after a detailed estimate, said official sources.
The OB&CC has engaged Gurgaon-based AECOM lndia Pvt Limited as the master planning and programme management consultant for re-development work of the oldest medical college and hospital in the state. The agency will oversee the design, preparation of master plan, organizational development, contractor selection, project supervision and monitoring during the construction period.
On March 5, which marked the completion of the 20th year of his government and coincided with the 104th birth anniversary of former CM and his father Biju Patnaik, chief minister Naveen Patnaik had laid the foundation for transformation of the 76-year old institution. Although the state government announced expenditure rationalization in view of the fall in revenue because of Covid-19, works department sources said transformation of SCB would continue.
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