Dhanusha, Oct 25: Minister for Health and Food Safety, Nisha Mehta, has informed the district people here that process of issuing tender had begun for the construction of a Critical Care and Trauma Centre at Dhalkebar of Dhanusha.
During her inspection of the proposed land for the construction of the trauma centre here Sunday, the Minister said the relevant documents were already signed by the Ministry, and forwarded to the related bodies. According to her, once necessary procedures are over, a tender would be called to launch the project.
“There is no point in expressing doubt over the construction of the trauma centre. The project has already been included in the government’s multi-year plan,” said Minister Mehta. She expressed her confidence that a foundation stone for the project would be laid soon.
During the visit, House of Representatives (HoR) member Raj Kishore Mahato, however, said the launch of the project would give locals confidence that the trauma centre would be built. As he said, the trauma centre at Dhalkebar had long been an aspiration of the local community.
Chief district officer in Dhanusha, Prem Prasad Luitel, and district chiefs of security bodies were present on the occasion.
