Mangaluru: Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade announced a series of health, education, and infrastructure projects at his 59th Pattabhisheka Vardhanthyotsava at Mahotsava Sabha Bhavana in Dharmasthala Saturday.
Heggade said the state-of-the-art cath lab facility at SDM Hospital in Ujire will be set up in collaboration with Narayana Health, Bengaluru, at an estimated cost of Rs 11 crore. The projects include construction of a girls’ hostel in Shravanabelagola and a sports hostel for female students in Ujire, launching a nursing college and a physiotherapy college in Ujire, renovation of old buildings across educational institutions, construction of a synthetic track in Ujire, introduction of ATM facilities for beneficiaries under the Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project, dialysis services at SDM Hospital in Ujire and rejuvenation of lakes/water tanks. Through this local facility, essential diagnostic and treatment services for cardiac conditions, such as angiograms and angioplasties, will be accessible locally.