The proposed Government Medical College and Hospital, Kallakurichi, will come up over 20 acre of land parcel at Siruvangur in Tamil Nadu. The district administration has now finalised the site, after considering various proposals.
Around 20 acre of land on the Kallakurichi Government Arts College premises, now in possession of the college, will be handed over to the Public Works Department (PWD) to begin construction work. The college will be located on 11 acre of land parcel and the entire area will be handed over.
After evaluating several locations for the medical college, the district administration selected the campus in Siruvangur to comply with the basic standards prescribed by the Medical Council of India (MCI).
The site at Siruvangur is located 4.2 km from the Kallakurichi Government Headquarters Hospital. The Government Arts College in Siruvangur will be shifted to Sadayampattu.
The administration has already transferred six acres of land for the Government Arts College. The existing Arts College building in Siruvangur will be used for the proposed Government Medical College, while new buildings including the academic block, hospital, hostels for students, and other facilities will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 387 crore.
The construction of buildings for the medical college will commence soon. The project is expected to be completed in one year to enable admission of students during the 2021-22 academic year.