Minister inaugurates hospital project costing ₹54 crore at Rasipuram
The 300bed hospital, comprising six storeys, will be constructed on a sevenacre plot and will serve the residents of Rasipuram and tribal people in Kolli Hills, said Ma. Subramanian
Health Minister Ma. Subramanian laid the foundation stone for the District Government Headquarters Hospital at Rasipuram at a cost of ₹53.39 crore on Thursday.
The hospital, comprising six storeys, will be constructed on 10,899 square metres and will feature an accident and emergency ward, an ICU, a NICU, a postnatal ward, paediatric wards, and a dialysis ward. The Minister also laid the foundation stone for nurse quarters in Mohanur at a cost of ₹33 lakh and a health subcentre in Muthukapatti at a cost of ₹33 lakh, besides inaugurating three medical buildings worth ₹1.03 crore in Chinnaveppanatham, Puduchatram, and Pillanallur.
Speaking at the function, Minister Subramanian said that the 300bed hospital will be constructed on a sevenacre plot. The hospital will serve the residents of Rasipuram and tribals in Kolli Hills. In addition to the project cost, over ₹7 crore will be spent on levelling the land and constructing a compound wall. Chief Minister
M.K. Stalin will allocate sufficient funds for the hospital’s future development. Construction is also underway for the District Headquarters Hospital in Tiruchengode, costing ₹23 crore.
Meanwhile, in Namakkal district, the Health Department is constructing buildings for primary health centres in 19 different locations, with a total cost said.
Listing out the schemes implemented by the Health Department, Minister Subramanian said that under the Idhayam Kappom Thittam, 6,422 people received medicines, including aspirin tablets, through primary health centres and subcentres. “In a surprise visit to Athanur Primary Health Centre on Thursday, we interacted with a patient who is receiving medicines under Idhayam Kappom Thittam and the patient praised the scheme for saving his life,” he said.
Minister of Forests M. Mathiventhan, District Collector S. Uma, MPs K.R.N. Rajeshkumar and A.K.P. Chinraj, MLA K. Ponnusamy, and officials from concerned departments participated. of ₹31.40 crore, he
Tiruchegode Municipality officials sealed the BSNL office for nonpayment of tax to the tune of ₹10.75 lakh on Thursday.
For the past few days, the Tiruchengode Municipality has been sealing buildings that have not paid taxes to the municipality for years, and the BSNL office owes the municipality taxes to the tune of ₹10.75 lakh over the past three years. despite sending reminders to the BSNL, no response was coming. On Thursday, Tiruchengode Municipality officials went to the BSNL office at
Sandhaipettai and the BSNL office.
Tiruchengode Municipality Commissioner R. Sekar said that the municipality is yet to collect a total of ₹8 crore in taxes. BSNL officials have not approached the municipality after they sealed the building, but if they pay the tax promptly, the seal will be removed.
Due to nonpayment of taxes, the municipality is struggling to provide basic amenities to residents and to pay salaries to the staff. Mr. Sekar has warned that the details of people who have not paid taxes will be displayed on flex banners across the municipality soon. sealed