Against the total required amount of Rs 1,091 crore for disbursement to farmers under the hiked compensation, the board in two phases has already disbursed Rs 650 crore, the sources said.

The authority will disburse the remaining amount in the coming month, they added.

Meanwhile, the authority has also approved a new district hospital building project.

The 220-bed hospital will be built on 14,000 square meter area at Sector-39 here at a projected cost of Rs 424 crore, the sources said.

The present district hospital will be turned into children hospital and paediatric institute, they added.

  

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First Published: Jan 11 2013 | 12:00 AM IST

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