PM to lay foundation of projects in Haryana tomorrow

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Jan 02 2014 | 7:57 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation of two key projects, including a national cancer institute, in Haryana's Jhajjar district tomorrow.
The foundation stone would be laid for a national cancer institute and Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership, Congress MP Deepender Hooda said here today.
National Cancer Institute will be set up at Bhadsa and Global Centre at Jassaur Khedi village.
He said that the Prime Minister will be giving gift of projects of about Rs 3,000 crore to Haryana.
The 710-bedded Cancer Hospital at Bhadsa will cost about Rs 2,035 crore in first phase and will be ready in a period of 45 months.
The hospital will work under AIIMS, New Delhi and later Cancer Hospital of AIIMS will be shifted here, he said.
Deepender said that the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership will be the first global university dedicated to nuclear science.
It will have a nuclear research centre of international importance, he added.
Global Centre will be constructed in an area of about 225 acre and will cost about Rs 800 crore. Under this Centre, five colleges related with nuclear science research will be established, he said.
Deepender said that the Prime Minister will also be laying foundation stone of four lane Bahadurgarh-Gurgaon road.
Besides, he will also lay foundation stone of government girls college in Jassaur Khedi village.
He said that the Prime Minister will also be laying the foundation stone of the Nuclear Power Plant at Gorakhpur, Fatehabad district in Haryana in January itself.
The 2,800 MW Nuclear Power Plant will cost about Rs 22,000 crore, the Congress MP said.
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First Published: Jan 02 2014 | 7:57 PM IST

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