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  • CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to lay foundation stone for Varikapudisella Lift Irrigation Scheme in July

    CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to lay foundation stone for Varikapudisella Lift Irrigation Scheme in July

    Narasaraopet : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will lay foundation stone for the construction of Varikapudisela Lift Irrigation scheme in July first week and start the construction works of first phase.

    Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabu disclosed the information. Along with MP Lavu Sri Krishnadevarayalu, Government Whip Pinnelli Rama Krishna Reddy, district collector Sivasankar Lotheti and MLC KS Lakshmana Rao, he visited Varikapudisela Lift Irrigation scheme construction site on Tuesday at Gangulagunta village of Veldurthi mandal in Palnadu district.

    Speaking on this occasion, Minister Ambati Rambabu said due to the delay in getting clearance from the Union Ministry of Forest department, the project construction has been delayed. He said because of the initiative taken by the State government, the Centre has given all the necessary permissions to the project. The State government has allocated alternative land to the Union Ministry of Forest for allocating tiger reserve land to the LIS, he added.

    The Minister further said that if the LIS is completed, the residents of Veldurthi, Bollapalli and Pullalacheruvu will get sufficient drinking water and irrigation water. He recalled that MP Lavu Sri Krishnadevarayulu and Government Whip Pinnelli Rama Krishna Reddy spoke to CM Jagan Mohan Reddy and get the nod for the construction of LIS. He appreciated the CM for fulfilling the long pending dream of the people of Palnadu district.

  • Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of the first PET scan block

    Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of the first PET scan block

    Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu laid the foundation stone of the first positron emission tomography (PET) scan block at the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Hospital here on Friday.

    The block, to be constructed at a cost of Rs 45.68 crore, would be a three-story building with modern amenities for patients, doctors and paramedical staff and a parking space for about 50 vehicles. The chief minister said patients from the state had to travel to Chandigarh or Delhi for a PET scan which was very expensive and added that once the PET block is completed it would facilitate in detection of cancer, response and follow-up and be helpful to cardiology, psychiatry, urology and other departments.

    A sum of Rs 21 crore would be spent for single positron emission tomography (PET) computed tomography (CT) machine, Rs 9 crore for photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) CT machine and Rs 15.68 crore for civil works. Sukhu said the government aims to establish PET scan facilities in all medical colleges in the state within a year and has allocated Rs 400 crore for the Centre of Excellence for Cancer Care in Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Medical College in Hamirpur.

    He said the state government has accorded top priority to the health sector and efforts were being made to provide world-class medical facilities by eliminating the referral system in government hospitals. The state government has made special provisions for the health sector in the budget, including establishment of a Department of Medical Emergency in all medical colleges so that people do not face any inconvenience in getting prompt treatment.

    He said that this department would have one staff nurse per bed in the ICU, one staff nurse per three beds in casualty ward and one doctor for every 10 beds, with duty limited to eight hours. The government has also allocated Rs 11 crore to set up a 175-bed medical emergency facility with a trauma centre at the IGMC Hospital in Shimla, he added.