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India mulls hospital for Sri Lanka's plantation community
10 March 2011: The Government of India has signed an agreement to build a 150-bed hospital in Sri Lanka's Central Province for the benefit of the Indian-origin plantation community. The contract of the work related to the construction of the hospital is also awarded to an Indian firm at Dickoya near Hatton in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.
India has allocated US$ 10.5 million (approx Rs 47 crore) for setting up of the hospital. Hospital Services Consultation Corporation Ltd (HSCC) India is the Project Management Consultant for the project. The project is expected to be completed in twenty-two months. The establishment of a new hospital in Sri Lanka will augment the facilities in the existing hospital and provide health services to a large number of people of Indian origin living in this area.
Source: Colombo Page