Shillong, Tura medical college projects to start by year end

SHILLONG: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has informed that construction of the much delayed Shillong and Tura medical colleges will start by the end of this year.
Talking to media persons recently, the chief minister said the land that has been identified for Tura Medical College is disputed, which is delaying the process.
“We are trying to resolve the issue and see that the project comes up at the earliest,” he added.
As far as Shillong Medical College is concerned, Sangma said the government is moving forward on the project.
The patients at Reid Provincial Chest Hospital in Jhalupara where the proposed Shillong Medical College is supposed to come up cannot be shifted to the new building at Umsawli till necessary rectification in the design of the building is done.
The Tura Medical College on the other hand has been sanctioned for Rs 189 crore and the state government has requested the Centre to consider the revised estimates, which is Rs 244 crore.
Reacting to a query about land acquisition, Sangma said the government is going to create a land bank in the state for the projects.
According to him, even for the National Games, the government wants to have a land bank for the interested parties to set up hotels in the city.