Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma will be on a visit to Silchar on Friday. The CM will inaugurate the Cath Lab and even a 50-seater hostel for married doctors. The treatment of cardiac patients was a challenge due to the lack of necessary infrastructure.
Dr. Rakesh Gopal, a senior Interventional Cardiologist from Chennai, has been a regular visiting consultant doctor of the hospital. The SMCH Principal feels that with the Cath Lab, facilities like angioplasty will be available many more lives will be saved.
Further, along with the inauguration, the Chief Minister is also scheduled to interact with the doctors. On the other hand, during his visit, CM Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma will attend the 29th Foundation Day celebrations of Assam University Silchar. According to University authorities, the Chief Minister will deliver the Foundation Day address as the Chief guest at the Bipin Chandra Pal auditorium. Moreover, Silchar MP Dr. Rajdeep Roy and Minister of Forest, Environment, Fisheries, and Excise Parimal Suklabaidya will attend the occasion as guests of honor.