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Naidu Lays Foundation For LV Prasad Eye Institute In Amaravati
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu started construction of a new eye-care institute in Amaravati.
The institute will be built on 12 acres of land.
It is expected to help about 300,000 people each year.
Doctors will treat eye problems there.
The institute will also train medical workers and conduct research.
A special Eye and Brain Centre will be included.
Naidu said the project would help poor people receive timely eye care.
He also described Amaravati as a growing centre for technology, education and healthcare.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation for the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Amaravati.
The 12-acre Sudha and Venkat Jasti Campus is planned to serve about 300,000 people annually.
The institute will provide treatment, ophthalmic research, training and community health programmes.
A dedicated Eye and Brain Centre will be established as part of the project.
Naidu said Amaravati is being developed as a hub for healthcare, research, technology and the knowledge economy.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and the LV Prasad Eye Institute.
- What
- The foundation was laid and construction was formally launched for an LV Prasad Eye Institute campus.
- Where
- Abbarajupalem in Tulluru mandal of Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- To expand eye-care treatment, research, training and community health services, including a dedicated Eye and Brain Centre.
Key facts
- Project
- LV Prasad Eye Institute under the Sudha and Venkat Jasti Campus
- Location
- Abbarajupalem, Tulluru mandal, Amaravati
- Site area
- 12 acres
- Planned annual reach
- Around 3 lakh people
- Additional facility
- Dedicated Eye and Brain Centre
- Current Amaravati works
- Around Rs 50,000 crore worth of works, according to Naidu
- Quantum computing project
- A 133-qubit quantum computer is being set up with IBM, TCS and L&T
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