Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi expressed his dissatisfaction with the slow progress of work during his visit to different blocks of the Nishtar Hospital-2 project in Multan on Tuesday.
He directed the completion of civil works within the stipulated deadline and appointed Commissioner Multan as the focal person in this regard. The CM asked the minister and secretary of the specialized healthcare & medical education department to visit the project every week and emphasized that the concerned team would be held responsible if the work is not completed on time. He further ordered to work day and night in three shifts, and the timeline of daily progress should be submitted to the commissioner's office. He warned that Commissioner Multan has full authority to take immediate action against those who do not work and added that horticulture work should also be started simultaneously. The issue of LC has been resolved as any delay is unacceptable, he stressed, noting that the expansion would ease the burden on Nishtar Hospital.
Commissioner Multan Amir Khattak briefed the CM that the tendering process for the purchase of machinery, along with civil works, had been completed. The Punjab government has released Rs.9.45 billion for the project, spanning over 58 acres, while Rs.6.12 billion have already been spent. The process of electrification and other installations has been started, while laundry, radiology, and medical gas pipeline systems have been awarded. The grey structure of the hospital building, cafeterias, and outer gates has also been completed. The hospital with 500 beds will be made functional in the first phase, including 120 emergency trauma beds, as many neuro ortho beds, 50 ICU beds, 100 beds for mothers and children, and 110 beds for medical surgery. Ten modular theatres are also under construction.
Provincial Ministers Dr Javed Akram, Amir Mir, and others were also present.
