AGARTALA (Budjangnagar), July 18 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Wednesday while visited Bodhjungnagar real estate area for setting up AIIMS hospital at there said that once AIMS hospital is built in Tripura it will help not only Tripura, but other Northeastern states and neighboring Bangladesh too.

Addressing media at there CM said, “The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has been the much awaiting dream for Tripura, which has got partial approval by the Central Govt. It was our pre-poll promise that AIIMS hospital will be built in Tripura. However, the Health Dept has asked for 200 acre land for it”.

“The hospital should be near to the Airport and I think this is the ideal location for it. It’s near to Khumlwng (ADC Headquarter) and also within 15 km from the Airport set beside Agartala city’s main stream. Total 265 acre land is here which belong to Govt”, CM said.

“Once it is established, people of Tripura will get a relief from running to Chennai, West Bengal, Delhi like places for treatment as inside the state they will get best service”, CM told media.