New Delhi, March 15 The Delhi government is planning to set up a medical college in the Dwarka area, with an estimated cost of over Rs 800 crore, officials said on Tuesday.
The proposal for a medical college to be built in Sector 17 of Dwarka in southwest Delhi was recently discussed in a meeting headed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, they said.
The new medical college will have an eight-story academic block, student hostels, faculty residences, a sports ground, and other facilities. According to an official document, the academic block will have four lecture theaters with a capacity of 180 people each.
The medical college's academic block will also include practical labs, teaching classrooms with a seating capacity of 25 students each, and a central library with a seating capacity of 300 people.
The building will feature smart classrooms with interactive displays, acoustics in lecture theaters, an audio-video system, access control, CCTV cameras, and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
It will be a green building with energy-efficient features such as high-efficiency LED lighting, high-performance thermal insulation, weather-resistant materials, a high solar reflectance coating, rainwater harvesting, a sewage treatment plant, and rooftop solar panels.
The two hostels for MBBS students will accommodate 338 boys and girls each. There will also be hostel facilities for postgraduate students and interns.
The faculty residences will consist of Type 4, Type 5, and Type 6 quarters.
The proposal for a medical college with an estimated cost of Rs 806 crore has been submitted to the government for approval, the officials said.
The government is also considering the redevelopment of Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Medical College campuses, they said.
A proposal for the redevelopment work, with an initial estimate of Rs 13.44 crore for consultancy services, has also been submitted to the government by the health department.
The redevelopment work will include a structural audit of buildings constructed before 2000, as well as the planning, design, and construction of new buildings, they added.
