Sankara Nethralaya to open branch in Ranchi

Chennai-based Sankara Nethralaya Hospital has accepted a proposal by the Jharkhand government to open its branch in Ranchi.

State Chief Minister Raghubar Das had a discussion with a delegation of Sanakara Nethralaya during which the CM put forward the proposal, an official release said.

The delegation, led by Chairman Emeritus S S Badrinath, readily accepted the proposal.

The Chief Minister assured the delegation to provide land for the facility.

Das today inaugurated a nursing college at the Tata Main Hospital and launched Sankara Nethralaya Mobile Eye Surgical Unit, the release said.