Kadam’s dream may turn to a reality, Nalco hospital soon

By Suryanarayan Panda

Koraput: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has assured to extend all help to National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) for setting up a medical college in Koraput.

Nalco plans to open a 100-seat medical college and 300-bed hospital in this tribal dominated district.

Congress MLA Potangi Ramachandra Kadam had been urging the government since long to set up the medical college in the region so that the people can avail quality healthcare services.

The people of Koraput are largely dependent on Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh for higher medical services. Since most of them are poor, they