Archive · 13 Sep 2025
Supreme Court Panel Approves OPD Block for Delhi Hospital
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi is getting a new OPD block, approved by a Supreme Court panel.
This new building will help the hospital serve its patients better.
The project is considered important for public health and will be built in a way that doesn't harm the environment.
The hospital currently sees a lot of patients every day, and the new OPD will help make things easier.
The hospital will plant trees and contribute money to protect the nearby area.
The goal is to make healthcare better without causing any harm to the environment.
A new OPD block is approved for Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi.
The CEC described the project as a 'public health necessity' and 'environmentally non-intrusive'.
The construction will take place on a Morphological Ridge within the hospital premises.
The hospital will plant 100 indigenous saplings and contribute to ridge conservation.
The new OPD aims to ease overcrowding and improve patient care.
- Who
- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and the Supreme Court-enabled Central Empowered Committee (CEC)
- What
- Approval of a new Outpatient Department (OPD) block.
- When
- Report dated September 8, following an August 25 site inspection.
- Where
- Morphological Ridge in Rajinder Nagar, Delhi, at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
- Why
- To ease overcrowding, strengthen infection control, and improve access to specialist care.
- Hospital
- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
- Project
- New Outpatient Department (OPD) block
- Location
- Morphological Ridge, Rajinder Nagar, Delhi
- CEC Finding
- Public health necessity, environmentally non-intrusive
- Safeguards
- Planting 100 saplings, 5% project cost to Ridge Management Board Fund
- Current OPD Patients
- Over 3,000 daily