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Chennai Corporation converts out-of-use marriage halls into hospitals
Posted on: 25/Jul/2014 12:26:33 PM
Chennai Corporation has started converting some of its out-of-use marriage halls into hospitals.
A marriage hall near New College in ward 115 of Teynampet zone will be converted to a hospital under the national urban health mission shortly. The 3,000-sq. ft. marriage hall was constructed in 1997 and has been used by the economically weaker sections for the past 16 years.
Corporation officials said the locations for new hospitals have been identified based on the population of poor people in a neighbourhood. “Hospitals at such locations will be optimum for residents,” said an official. Of the 140 hospitals proposed in the city under National Urban Health Mission, work on a number of structures has started. The hospitals will have integrated facilities for maternal care and child health, and will benefit more than 18 lakh poor residents.
