Chief ministerNaveen Patnaik said the would follow up with the Centre for establishment of a second Aiims atSundargarh.
Sundargarh has a huge contribution in the development of the state. The boys and girls here have brought glory to the state and country. In honour of the contribution of Sundargarh, the state government has been continuously demanding establishment of second AIIMS at Sundargarh, said Naveen.
The state government on November 24, 2020, had written a letter to the Centre to establish a second AIIMS at Sundargarh by utilizing the Infrastructure, jointly developed by the state government andNTPCfor medical college and hospital, which is likely to be functional from the next academic year.