PM to visit J&K, lay foundation stones of AITMS, Akhnoor NH Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, Nov 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ay Sound een ft Al India Insfitates of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the State and feurlaning’ of Jammu- Akbmoor National Highway, ‘which willbe further extended tp to Rajourt and Poonch, during his day's. visit soon afer completion of Panchayat slecions! fe. Barmmm sco Kashmir on December I. Work on two ATMS in Janam and Kashmir ncieding one at Vjeypar in Samba cistict of Jomme ond anther at ‘Avannpor in Paiwaa cisuict, Gf Rash is ye o tnt ough is abet eee peered ty three yeare back tthe cost of Rs 4000 crove wader Prime Minister's Development Pian MDP) Official sources told. the Excelsior thit exect date for inauguration of the projects by ‘the Prime Minister will be ‘worked out soon However, the visit will mature soon after the culmination of procese for nize phase Panchayat elections on December 11. as the State was vader Model Code of Conduct presently in view of the polls Though a final date is yet to be decided, the visit was likely to take place around December 13, sources said, adding thst the | Prime ‘Minister will lay foundation stone of two ATMS and fou Ianing of Jammu-Akhnoor road. "All decks for laying founda- ‘ton ofthese three mayor projects have been cleared.” sources sai, addiag that work on making Tamm Akhnsor road a National Highway has already started, Recently, the administation had removed final hurdle in starting work on AIIMS Jammu at Vyaspur by getting the land vacated fiom nomadic popula tion ané shifting them to alter- sate places. The borleaedss in ‘AIMS Kaskuir at Awanipora Ihave almost been removed “As per the proposal sxbmit. ted to the Government of India, the two AIMS will have a capacity of 1000 beds including 300. super specialty beds ‘Besides, the ambitious projects include a Medical College with fa intake capacity of 100 sm dents aad a Nursing Colleze ‘with a capacity of 60 studests annually. ‘The Central Governmeat bas ‘kept Rs 4000 crore uader PMDP {ot the two AIMS ie. Rs 2000 cx fox each ATMS. Some of the facilites to the AIDMS have to ‘be provided ty the State Government which inciuded ‘water and power facilites, con- struction of approach roads et. Initially. the Central Government ad approved only one ATMS for the State, which ‘wae taken to the Kashmir valley (Contd on page 6 Col 3)