UnderliningSundargarhs contribution towards the Energy Security of the country in terms of coal production, chief ministerNaveen Patnaik raised the demand for establishment of Aiims in the district as Union coal and mines minister Pralhad Joshi met him atNaveen Niwas.
As NTPC has constructed an integrated campus of a 500-bedded hospital and 100-seatedmedical collegeat Sundargarh, the has been demanding to establish a second AIIMS by adding required Infrastructure to the existing facility.
The chief minister said Odisha produced 153.85 million tonnes of coal contributing to about 25 percent of countrys production in the year 2020-21.