SHILLONG: A team from the Kolkata-based KPC Group will pay a visit to Umsawli in the New Shillong Township to check if the infrastructure is suitable for the proposed Shillong Medical College and Hospital.
Sources informed that if the KPC team is satisfied with the infrastructure for the proposed medical college, a new memorandum of understanding would be signed with the state government.
The state government had signed a MoU with the KPC Group in November, 2012 to develop Shillong Medical College and Hospital on a PPP mode.
Earlier the government was keen to construct the medical college at Jhalupara by shifting the Reid Chest (TB) Hospital to Umsawli. However, the government is now exploring the idea of constructing the medial college at a new site with Umsawli being the top choice.
The government is of the opinion that the proposed site of the medical college at Jhalupara is congested while the Opposition Congress has already voiced its opposition to the idea of shifting the location of the college to a new site.
