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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Andhra Pradesh

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Foundation laid for eye hospital

Special Correspondent

VISAKHAPATNAM: The ground-breaking ceremony of L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, near old Dairy Farm here, was performed by the Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on Tuesday evening.

While appreciating the institute for providing high quality medical care at reasonable price at Hyderabad, Dr. Reddy hoped that the new facility would cater to the needs of the region.

Land allotment

The Government allotted five acres of land for the institute at a cheaper rate (Rs.20 lakhs compared to the market price of Rs.1 crore to Rs.2 crores) with the hope that it would provide medical care free to poor patients.

With the Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), scheduled to come up shortly very near to the eye hospital, he expected the area to develop into a `medicity'. If more hospitals came up in the area, they would not only provide medical care to the people but also employment to the locals, he added.

Institute aim

The director of the eye institute, Ravi Thomas, said the aim of the institute was to elimination of avoidable blindness. The head of the Operation Eye Sight Universal, Lalita Raghuram, the Ministers, K. Ramakrishna, J. Ramamohana Rao and B. Satyanarayana, and the Collector, Praveen Prakash, were present.

On behalf of the institute, the Chief Minister received donations from Y.S.R. Murthy, O. Naresh Kumar, R. Appala Raju, R. Venkateswara Rao and a doctor couple N.V. Sastry and Madhavi.

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