Moily lays foundation of ONGC speciality hospital

SILCHAR.  Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily today laid the foundation of a Rs 100 crore super speciality hospital of ONGC in Assam's Sibsagar district. "ONGC is committed to provide specialised medical services and for this the people must come forward to help and cooperate with us," Moily told the gathering at Rajabari. In the first-phase, about 30 percent of the work would be completed and a 100-bed hospital would be set up. Based on its success, work for the second phase will commence and the hospital would be upgraded to a 300-bed facility, he said. There were also plans to set up a medical and dental college, he added. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said his government was committed to provide high quality health and education to all sections of the people in the state and was constantly striving for its qualitative improvement.  Assam Tribune.