Tribal tracts in Vizag district to soon get medical institute

VISAKHAPATNAM: State tourism minister Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao ( Avanthi ) said the government had issued orders to set up a medical college for tribal areas in Visakhapatnam district on 35 acres of land. Chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy is expected to lay the foundation stone for the project soon. The minister said another medical college will also be set up in Anakapalle as part of the state’s efforts to have one medical college for each Parliamentary constituency.

The minister said the construction of the medical colleges and teaching hospitals, primary health centres (PHCs) and community health centres (CHCs) would be carried out at an estimated cost of Rs 2,280 crore. Building works for a number of PHCs, CHCs and sub-centres are underway in the district at an estimated cost of Rs 240 crore, the minister said.

After a review of health and medical, tourism and other departments, the minister said 40,000 people have benefitted under Aarogyasri in the past year. He said the district has 27 mobile medical units are and medical services have been provided to 16.31 lakh people in 1,410 villages.