Chhattisgarh asks Balco to reduce height of proposed cancer hospital
BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Raipur Aug 23, 2010, 00:30 IST
Chhattisgarh government has asked Vedanta Group's subsidiary Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) to cut short the height of its proposed cancer research centre in Raipur.
London-based Anil Agrawal's Vedanta group is planning to set up a 360-bed cancer hospital at a cost of Rs 300 crore. The state government had allotted land to the company in the new capital area, about 20 km from here. The hospital will be the first of its kind in the state. The super speciality hospital for cancer patients will offer treatment free of cost. The first phase of the Vedanta Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Raipur with 100 beds is slated for completion in 18 months.
The structure design submitted by the company for approval underlined that the building would be 36 meter high. The matter was referred to the high-rise committee of the Raipur district administration for its approval.
A senior administrative officer said that the committee took objection over the height of the building for security reasons. The company had been asked to cut short the height of the structure to 26 meter, the official added. The decision would, however, have no impact on the project as the company officials said that the design of the structure would be changed as per the guidelines of the committee.
The project will not have any impact and the design would be changed accordingly without any problem, said Balco spokesperson B K Sriwastwa said. The preliminary design of the building had been planned to change it conveniently without affecting the project, he added.
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