Chandigarh, August 9 – Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister, Sh. Anil Vij said that the proposal to shift the Civil Hospital at Kalka is under consideration of the government and land has been identified for this and the process of land transfer is under consideration. At this stage it is difficult to provide any time limit till the process of transfer of land is completed.
Sh. Vij was responding to a question raised during the Monsoon session in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha here today.
He informed that at present a 50 bedded Sub-Divisional Civil Hospital in Kalka is functioning from September 19, 2019 on 6,082 square yards of land, which is serving a population of 72,495. An announcement was made by the Chief Minister on April 10, 2022 for the construction of Civil Hospital Kalka and shifting to the new location in Village Tipra. About 10 acres of land has been identified near village Tipra. This land belongs to the Municipal Council Kalka, which has been requested to be transferred to the Health Department. After the transfer of land in the name of health department, the construction process will be started.