Fate of hospital project hangs in the balance

Gurugram residents suffer due to lack of adequate health facilities, especially during the ongoing pandemic, as the proposed govt. hospital is yet to see the light of day

It has been more than two years since the local health department abandoned the dilapidated district civil hospital building in Old City in April 2019, but the wait for the proposed 500-bed hospital could be longer. “It will take at least three years to complete the building after the construction starts. At present, the designs for the proposed building are being prepared by the architecture department. The designs would then be sent to our client, the Health Department, for final approval before the rough budget estimates are prepared and cleared by the government,” said Sandeep Singh, executive engineer, Gurugram, Public Works Department (Buildings & Roads). The official, however, added that time required to take all requisite permissions for the project before the start of construction was anyone’s guess.