Kalarabanka: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the newly constructed KIMS Rural Hospital in Kalarabanka and inaugurated Kalarabanka Smart Village. Addressing the people present on this occasion, the Chief Minister said that it is the duty of every person to do something for his village and his motherland.
He thanked Dr. Achyuta Samanta for his dedication and the works he is doing for his village and motherland. Every life is precious to us. This is our mantra in health. The Chief Minister said that the government of Odisha will further strengthen the health services in Odisha with the cooperation of private institutions like KIMS, in order to provide better quality health services to the people of Odisha.
Giving a welcome speech, Achyuta Samanta said, starting from education and health, Odisha is leading the train of progress under the leadership of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The aim of the Chief Minister is to provide urban facilities in every village. Inspired by this, we inaugurated KIMS Rural Hospital in Kalarabanka today while construction of KIMS Rural Hospitals at 19 other locations in Odisha has started.
Also, Kalarabanka Smart Village has all kinds of urban amenities like Primary School, King English Medium School (Residential), Kalrabanka High School (Residential), +2 Higher Secondary Schools, Pramod Garden, Public Library, ATM and Locker facilities along with State Bank, Dispensary, Police Station, Spiritual centers, community halls, drinking water facilities, temples, metaled roads, roadside bright lights, mission power centers, health insurance and Wi-Fi facilities for the villagers.
Samanta said that while 350 people got direct employment, more than 100 people got indirect employment. Each hospital will have 100 beds, while the construction of each hospital will cost about Rs 50 crore. These hospitals will be air-conditioned and state-of-the-art healthcare facilities will be available there, informed Kandhamal MP Achyuta Samanta, founder of KIIT, KISS and KIMS. 150 youth from the respective district will be recruited in each rural hospital.
All KIMS Rural Hospitals will be managed by the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Samanta said. Cuttack Sadar MLA Chandrasarathi Behera said that due to the vision of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Odisha has progressed in all sectors like education, health, industry and agriculture. Dr Achyuta Samanta further said that today, Kalarabanka has set an example for all of us. CM Naveen said that Samanta’s work in the field of health and education in Odisha is commendable.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today launched the construction of 19 rural hospitals in various districts of Odisha. Groundbreaking for the construction of all these KIMS Rural Hospitals has been completed. The program was presided over by Karthik Pandian, President of New-Odisha and New-Odisha. More than 2,000 people from surrounding areas including Manpur Panchayat participated in it.
Ms Kalinga