SHIMLA, Oct 14: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday said robotic surgery at Mandi district’s Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College will begin later in the year, as he announced a sum of Rs 28 crore for the installation of an MRI machine and other facilities there.

The MRI facility will be operational within two months, he said.

Presiding over IRIS-2025 programme at the college, Sukhu said that Himachali doctors were highly talented and outdated technology often hampers their ability to treat patients efficiently.

To this end, the state government is replacing all old machinery with modern ones, he said, according to a statement.

Sukhu said his government has approved Rs 12 crore for a path lab at Nerchowk, the area in Mandi known for its proximity

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