A new medical college based on Lord Ram and Sita name, Sriram Janki Medical College and Hospital (SJMCH), is set to open at Narghoghi in Sarairanjan block of Samastipur district of Bihar on January 21.
Additional chief secretary (ACS) , health department, Pratyaya Amrit, said that the preparations are in full swing for the inauguration of recently constructed government medical college and hospital on January 21.
Coincidentally, the “pran pratishtha” or the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is scheduled for January 22.
“The medical college has 100 MBBS seats and a 500-bed hospital with OPD service,” an official said.
Samastipur district magistrate (DM) Yogendra Kumar said he was yet to receive a official directives from the government regarding the inauguration..
The medical college, which is situated on 21 acres of land donated by the Narghoghi-based Sriram Janki Trust, will also feature a dharamshala (rest house) for accomodating relatives of patients.
Nitish Kumar had laid the foundation stone of the medical college on November 6, 2019. The project was estimated to cost ₹591 crore.