Nagaland: Harsh Vardhan to lay foundation stone for medical college in Mon on Feb 26

Kohima: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Miniter for Health and Family Welfare, will lay foundation stone for the Medical College at the District Hospital in Mon at 10:00 am on February 26, 2021.

Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Health Minister, S Pangnyu Phom, MP Lok Sabha, Tokheho Yepthomi, Deputy CM Y Patton, Minister for Agriculture, Co-operation, G. Kaito Aye, Minister of Planning & Co-ordination, Land Revenue, Parliamentary Affairs, Neiba Kronu, Minister of Transport, Civil Aviation & Railways, Land Resources, P Paiwang Konyak along with others will be present at the foundation stone laying program on February 26.

Health Minister Phom on September last informed about the approval and sanctioning of the new Government Medical College in Nagaland State by upgrading the district hospital Mon.

Nagaland Government also signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India for the establishment of a new Medical College at Mon on September 15, 2020.

Notably, the medical college is the second in the state of Nagaland.