DDA approves AIIMS redevelopment project
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has approved the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi redevelopment plan, read here to know more.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi is all set to be revamped to be a world-class university. Now it has got the nod of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for the redevelopment of 79.73 hectares of land for the expansion of AIIMS.
A senior DDA official has confirmed that DDA has approved the AIIMS redevelopment plan of 79.73 hectares comprising five land parcels possessed by AIIMS for the construction of a world-class medical university, and for revising the use of 1.69 hectares of land from recreational to public and semi-public for AIIMS, as reported by Indian Express.
The project also includes the up-gradation of the AIIMS campus and its facilities to bring it to the level of international universities and to create a smart and sustainable campus that meets all requirements of research, education and healthcare.
The AIIMS campus master plan will include a new hospital with 3,000 beds, new academic and research buildings for multiple graduate and postgraduate programmes, and new hostel blocks added official.
DDA has also approved the proposal for the designation of the AIIMS campus as ‘Education & Research University' as per the Delhi Master Plan 2021, and to assign unified development control norms for the campus.
AIIMS redevelopment plan details
As per the redevelopment plan, hospital beds will be increased from 2,004 to 5,000 by 2024 with an expenditure of INR 9,053 crore. Over the next seven years, fifty new operation theatres and a dedicated infectious diseases ward will be built. The master plan also includes the creation of over 4,000 hostel units to replace the ageing buildings, a clinical trial facility, a 1.5 lakh sqm area for state-of-the-art research laboratories, animal facilities, and a smart library.
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