Coronavirus outbreak: GMC Rajouri to soon have new building to provide facilities
Rajouri - The work on constructing a new building of Government Medical College (GMC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir is being done on war footing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The medical college and district hospital in Rajouri are running in the same building as the district hospital. The medical college will be shifted to the new building as soon as it is completed.
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Being built with the cost of Rs 169 crore by the Public Works Department (PWD) of Rajouri, the upcoming government medical college will provide medical facilities in the time of COVID-19.
Assistant Engineer Medical College, Rajouri, Ashrif Malik said that they have been instructed to finish the project as soon as possible in the view of surging cases of COVID-19.
Speaking to ANI, Malik said, "As the number of COVID-19 cases is increasing day by day, we have been given instructions to finish the construction of Government Medical College as soon as possible so we are trying day and night to complete the construction so that it can be used for the welfare of people."
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