Two more medical college in the offing in Uttarakhand

STAFF WRITER 13:7 HRS IST

Dehradun, Nov 12 (PTI) After setting up its first medical college in the state last year, Uttarakhand government is now contemplating building two more such institutions at a cost of Rs 400 crores.

Under the proposal, a medical college will be set up in the capital city of Dehradun and the other in the hill resort of Almora in Kumaon region, Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said.

A proposal for the college in Dehradun has already been submitted to the Medical Council of India (MCI).

The government last year set up its first medical college at Srinagar in Garhwal region which has already started functioning.

Nishank said the government is also mulling over the idea to take over the forest trust hospital in Haldwani.

With this, the total strength of government medical colleges in the state would go up to four.