A broad speciality block, being built at a cost of ₹110 crore at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in Tiruchi, is nearing completion and is expected to be handed over to the Health Department by October 30, Public Works Department (PWD) officials said.
The six-storey building, spread over 2,14,266.40 sq. ft. (19,906 sq. m.), is being constructed by the PWD to provide advanced medical services to the public. The structure comprises a ground floor and six upper floors.
The ground floor will have 57 beds, a medical stores section, a pharmacy and a radiology unit.
The first floor will house outpatient departments (OPDs) for six medical specialities and a biochemistry laboratory.
The second and third floors will accommodate 12 modular operation theatres, an Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU) and a Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU).
The fourth floor will have a blood bank, pathology and microbiology laboratories, and a general ward. The fifth and sixth floors will accommodate general wards with a total capacity of 340 beds.
Construction began on May 4, 2024, and the project is scheduled for completion by October 30, following which the building will be handed over to the Health Department, the officials said.
