Guwahati, Oct 6: The Assam Cabinet, on Monday, approved a Rs 4,257-crore mega project to upgrade the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and strengthen the Srimanta Sankardev University of Health Sciences along with several paramedical institutes across the state.

Of the total outlay, Rs 2,200 crore will be utilised to renovate the new GMCH campus. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund 80% of the project through the Centre, while the remaining 20% will be borne by the state government.

“The project funded by ADB will see the old GMCH campus demolished and rebuilt into a modern facility capable of accommodating 5,000 patients at a time,” Sarma told the press, after the Cabinet meeting at Lok Sewa Bhawan.

He added that the new structu

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