Guwahati to have second medical college with 100 MBBS seats, Foundation stone laid
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday laid the foundation stone of a new medical college in Guwahati.
It will be constructed at an expenditure of nearly Rs 1,000 crore.
The proposed Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital will have two campuses, one at Panbazar and the other at Kalapahar, he said at an official function.
The Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) at Panbazar and the Kalapahar TB Hospital will be upgraded and made the two sites of the proposed medical college.
"The project is being implemented at a total cost of Rs 998.30 crore, covering an area of 62 bighas (over 20 acres)," Sarma said.
The Kalapahar campus of the new medical college will have 480 beds, 46 ICUs, seven high-tech operation theatres and accommodation facility for 450 students and 100 interns. The college will provide admission to 100 MBBS students annually.
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