Nagpur, 22 Aug

(HS): A facility for landing of a helicopter is being made on the terrace of the

Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur. IGGMCH established

in 1967 building complex is being renovated and expended. With the construction

of a helipad for helicopter ambulance will be an additional facility for people

in the region. It will also help the patients get treatment during the ‘Golden

Hour’.

The renovation

work is in progress by investing Rs 146 crore. The seven-storey new building originally

planned will now be now a 11-Storey complex and increasing bed capacity by 600,

making it a 1,35o bed government hospital.

Union Minister

Nitin Gadkari performed the bhoomipujan of the expansion of the hospital in

February 2024. The additional floors were planned later to the original

seven-storey building with a helipad on the terrace.

The facility to

land a helicopter will help the patients from Central India to get treatment in

medical emergency, which is called the ‘Golden Hour’ by medical practitioners.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar