NBCC-AIIMS Join Hands to Develop Multi-Disciplinary Trauma Centre

In order to provide high standards of trauma care to the patients coming from all across the country and the neighbouring states, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC), the state owned Navratna PSE, have come together to develop a Rs 3000 croreJai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre
Phase-II at AIIMS, New Delhi.
An MoU to this effect has been signed between Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC and Dr M.C. Misra, Director, AIIMS, on December 21, 2015 in New Delhi.The upcoming Trauma Centre shall provide state-of-the-art comprehensive trauma care services to acutely injured patients and those requiring specialized services. To be developed on a land of appxm. 15 acres, the Centre shall have 2250 patient beds with other extended treatment facilities for digestive diseases, otolaryngology and head neck surgery, spine treatment, trauma

expansion & rehabilitation, endocrine diabetes & metabolic disorder, organ transplant, other general facilities and shall have two hostel blocks.
Once completed, the Centre will act as a centre of excellence and will function as an apex institution of the country. Apart from providing holistic Trauma Care Centre, it will also become a ‘role model’ for other trauma centres in terms of conceptualization, project formulation and operation. It will have a control room for effective coordination and communication besides having networking linkages with other hospitals and agencies. The Centre shall also have a helipad on its roof top so that critically injured patients can be airlifted fast from distance places for immediate medical attention.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Mittal and Dr. Misra also informed that apart from the development of the Trauma Centre, NBCC would also participate in the massive restructuring ofAIIMS

infrastructure in order to further ease the functioning of the premier institute. This restructuring shall include Rs.5820 crore Redevelopment Work of AIIMS residential complexes at its western campus and Ayurvigyan Nagar. The redevelopment by NBCC shall comprise construction of earthquake resistant 3928 housing units in place of the present 1444 Units. The new residential units shall be exclusive ultra-modern spacious residences having unique green features in the complexes.
Dr. Mittal in this context also referred to NBCC’s pioneering initiatives in respect of development and redevelopment of government properties pan India and mentioned about the ongoing development of huge 75-acre east Delhi hub and 25-acre Lake View Complex of DDA in New Delhi on TOD Norms and Smart City concept. On the occasion, he also made mention of the ongoing Rs 5000 crore East Kidwai Nagar redevelopment works by NBCC, as a Smart Sub-City.