PERNEM
GSIDC Vice-Chairperson and Saligao MLA Kedar Naik has stated that the new hospital building behind the Tuem Community Health Centre will be operational by November.
He was speaking to reporters during an inspection of the new Tuem hospital, in the presence of MLA Jit Arolkar, Tuem Sarpanch Sulaksha Naik, panch Anita Salgaonkar, Mandrem Sarpanch Adv Amit Sawant, Parsem panch member Sunita Bugde Desai, former sarpanch Pradip Desai and others.
“The contractor has claimed that 90% of construction work at the hospital has been completed. The pending work would be completed on priority basis, and Rs 11 crore has been sanctioned for it. The hospital will start from November,” said Naik.
The new hospital building was constructed behind Tuem Community Health Centre at a cost of Rs 52 crore and it was completed during the tenure of then chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar.
The100-bedded hospital was built keeping in view of the growing population and the health requirements in Pernem taluka and Parsekar had plans to provide all possible facilities at the new Tuem hospital.
But after he was defeated in the assembly elections, construction work remained incomplete, but local MLA Jit Arolkar continued to follow up with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Viswajit Rane.
Mandrem Sarpanch Adv Amit Sawant pointed out that the new hospital will prove to be a boon for the people of Pernem taluka.
Tuem Sarpanch Sulaksha Naik appealed that local unemployed youth and others who have completed health courses be given jobs in the hospital.
Former Mandrem sarpanch Subhash Asolkar said both the MLAs from Pernem taluka should try to give employment to at least 10 local health workers.
