BILASPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the AIIMS-Bilaspur Hospital in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur at a cost of Rs 1,470 crore.
Along with PM Modi, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, Union Minister Anurag Thakur and BJP President JP Nadda were also present on this occasion.
PM Modi is on a one-day visit to Himachal Pradesh. During this, the Prime Minister will inaugurate a total of 3,650 crore development works in Himachal and will also lay the foundation of some development works.
Spread over 247 acres, the hospital is equipped with 24 hours emergency and dialysis facilities, modern diagnostic machines like ultrasonography, CT scan, MRI etc., Amrit Pharmacy and Jan Aushadhi Kendra and also a 30-bedded AYUSH block.
The hospital has also set up the Centre for Digital Health to provide health services in tribal and inaccessible tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh.
Also, specialist health services will be provided by the hospital through health camps in the inaccessible tribal and high Himalayan regions like Kaza, Saluni, and Keylong. The hospital will admit 100 students for MBBS course and 60 students for nursing courses every year.
Modi will also address a public meeting at Luhnu ground in Bilaspur.
The Prime Minister will later participate in the historic Kullu Dussehra celebrations
PM Modi will also participate in the International Kullu Dussehra Festival.