Karkala: Foundation laid for hospital in Belman, twice

R B Jagadish
Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala
With Inputs from Media Release

Karkala, Nov 8: Foundation stone for a new hospital to be built at a cost of Rs 1.25 crore with all facilities was laid on Thursday November 7 at Belman. The foundation stone laying ceremony was held under the guidance of Sooda Subramanya Bhat. Interestingly, the foundation stone was laid twice.

This project is been built under the NRHM scheme of the central government. The foundation stone was laid by Supreeth Shetty, member of zilla panchayat.

Taluk panchayat member Xavier D’Mello, Belman gram panchayat president Shankar Kundar Sooda, district health and family welfare officer Dr Ramachandra Bayiri, Karkal taluk health officer Dr Krishnanand Shetty, primary health center officer Dr Sathish, Belman Rotary club president Sooryakanth Shetty, Lions Club president V K Rao Nandalike, Raghunath Nayak from JCI, Kodimaar Vittal Tantri, taluk panchayat former president Flora Mendonca, building engineer Ashok Kumar, contractor K B R Infratech official Manjunath Bhat, gram panchayat members, ASHA workers, hospital officials among others were present.

At around 11.30 am, about two hours after the foundation stone was laid, MLA Sunil Kumar visited the primary health center and again laid the foundation stone for the new building.

On this occasion, Belman gram panchayat president Shankar Kundar Sooda, Karkala taluk panchayat president Reshma Shetty, Sathish Maada, Mohandas Shetty, Dr Sathish, Kodimaar Vittal Thantri, Mallika Rao, Sooryakanth Shetty among others were present.

The two foundation stone ceremonies were a result of the political tug of war between former MLA and the present MLA that has been going on for quite sometime. As days near for the 2014 elections, the battle between the parties has heated up and two inaugurations, two foundation stones and so on have increased.