PM to launch series of projects in Haryana on Tuesday

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

will visit Haryana's Kurukshetra on Tuesday where he will launch a series of projects, including a institute.

The institute is the state-of-the-art tertiary care-cum-research centre constructed at the campus.

The 700-bed hospital will have facilities like surgical oncology, oncology, medical oncology, anaesthesia, palliative care and nuclear medicine, besides hostel rooms for doctors and attendants of cancer patients, a statement from the prime minister's office said here.

will also inaugurate Employees' State Insurance Corporation's (ESIC) medical college and hospital in

This will be the first ESIC medical college and hospital in north

The 510-bed hospital will have state-of-the-art facilities. ESIC provides social security to the insured persons and their beneficiaries, especially to worker population and their dependents.

The PM will also lay the foundation stone of in Panchkula which is being set up at It will be a national-level institute for Ayurveda treatment, education and research.

He is likely to inaugurate all the projects through video-conferencing, according to the statement.

will also lay the foundation stone of in Kurukshetra -- the first university related to Indian system of medicine in as well as the first university of this kind in India, the statement said.

Modi will then lay the foundation stone of 'Battles of Panipat Museum' in Panipat. The museum will honour the heroes of various battles of Panipat. The museum is in line with the Union government's initiative to honour the unsung heroes of who have contributed greatly to nation building, the statement said.

Another foundation stone to be laid relates to in Karnal.

Modi will also participate in Swachh Shakti-2019 and distribute the Swachh Shakti-2019 awards. He will visit the Swachh Sundar Shauchalay exhibition in Kurukshetra and address a public gathering.

Swachh Shakti-2019 is a national event to be attended by women panchs and sarpanchs from across the country. It is expected that 15,000 women will take part in the event this year. The programme is aimed at empowering women.

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First Published: Mon, February 11 2019. 22:15 IST