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Speed up construction of liver institute, PWD told

Staff Reporter

Sheila confident of institute being first of its kind in Asia

Chief Minister also directs speedy construction of approach roads to the hospital so that patients do not face
any difficulty in reaching it

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday visited the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences here in Vasant Kunj and directed senior Public Works Department officials to speed up all work related to its construction in a time-bound manner.

Stating that the institute would be opened very soon, Ms. Dikshit said the second phase of construction work at the hospital would be done by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

She expressed confidence that the institute, the first of its kind in Asia, would go a long way in providing better and advanced treatment in the field of liver and biliary sciences.

The institute is being developed as a dedicated international centre of excellence for diagnosis, management and advanced training and research in the field of liver diseases. The Chief Minister said it would also provide the best available clinical care to patients and provide ample opportunities for research and career development to the faculty and scientists working in the field.

The first phase of construction of the institute is nearing completion now. In this phase, about 180 beds would become operational, 74 of which would cater as Intensive Care Unit beds.

The Chief Minister also directed senior officials of PWD to speedily construct the approach roads to the hospital so that the patients coming from other parts of Delhi or other States do not face any difficulty in reaching it.

ILBS Project Director S.K. Sarin informed the Chief Minister about various specialisations of the institute in the field of liver diseases. He also said the institute would have a separate department to promote basic and translational research primarily in the area of hepatobiliary sciences.

The department of hepatobiliary medicine will be the first dedicated department in the country for patients of hepatobiliary diseases and will have transplant hepatology and paediatric hepatology as independent units.

The ILBS has been constructed at a cost of about Rs.100 crore and has a reinforced cement concrete framed structure. The main building will have five storeys and two basements.

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