PM to lay foundation of AIIMS Rishikesh satellite centre in Uttarakhand today

The Prime Minister will lay foundation stone of a total of 23 projects worth over ₹17,500 crore in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, today. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today lay the foundation stone of two hospitals in Uttarakhand -- the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh satellite centre in Udham Singh Nagar district and Jagjivan Ram Government Medical College at Pithoragarh. He will launch a total of 23 projects worth over ₹17,500 crore in Haldwani,Uttarakhand. 

According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the two hospitals are being built at a cost of about ₹500 crores and ₹450 crore respectively. The improved medical infrastructure will not only help the people of Kumaon and Terai regions but also the bordering areas of Uttar Pradesh.  These projects cover a wide array of sectors across Uttarakhand, including irrigation, road, housing, health infrastructure, industry, sanitation, drinking water supply among others. 

“Devbhoomi Uttarakhand will move towards touching new heights of progress tomorrow. In Haldwani, I will have the opportunity to lay foundation stones and inaugurate 23 projects worth over ₹17,500 crore. These include infrastructure projects related to health, roads and irrigation,” Modi tweeted on Wednesday. 

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said he was grateful to the PM for accepting his request for opening an AIIMS for people of the Kumaon region, for whom going all the way to AIIMS, Rishikesh, for treatment is difficult. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate two sewage treatment plants of 7 MLD and 1.5 MLD capacity in Ramnagar, Nainital, and lay the foundation stone of the construction of nine sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Udham Singh Nagar. 
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