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Tarn Taran, August 16

Ashwani Shekhri, Chairman, Punjab Health Systems Corporation, laid the foundation stone of mother-child ward at the Civil Hospital, Patti.

Shekhri while addressing gathering on the occasion said that the state government plans to build 13 new mother-child ward across the state to provide better health services to the people. He added that the state government would establish e-clinic at all health centeres in the border area districts from where online health services would be provided by the doctors.

Patti MLA Harminder Singh Gill said the 30-bedded ward to be constructed in Patti would be built with a cost of Rs 7.5 crore and completed within seven months. He said an oxygen plant too was to be built in Patti which would provide oxygen to 25 beds.

DC Kulwant Singh too spoke on the occasion.