Darjeeling Hills: Govt to upgrade hospitals in Hills

DARJEELING: Keeping the development rail running in the Hills with emphasis on health care.The state government has decided to convert government hospitals in the Hills into super specialty hospitals. While complete overhaul of the Darjeeling and Kalimpong sub-divisional hospitals are on the cards, the government hospital at Kurseong on the other hand will double up as a Medical College. The state has already formed a committee to conduct surveys for implementing the projects. The committee is headed by Punit Yadav, the MD of the West Bengal Health Commission (WBHC). "The WBHC MD will survey the infrastructure of the existing hospitals to see how they could be converted into specialty units. After the survey, the committee will make recommendations to the state government," said P T Sherpa, secretary of the health department of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) on Monday.