KOCHI: The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Cochin Cancer Research Centre (CCRC) will be submitted to the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIFFB) by August 30 as its work is expected to commence on the five-acre site on January 1, 2018. “The approval from KIIFB is expected by the end of September. Further to the approval, tenders will be floated in October, and the work is likely to be awarded in December,” said District Collector Muhammed Y Safeerulla, who is also the special officer to the project. The Executive Committee chaired by Rajeev Sadanandan, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, reviewed the project at its meeting on Tuesday and detailed discussions were held. It is expected the CCRC will be be functional in June 2020.
“The total project cost is estimated at Rs 395 crore out of which building and other facilities will cost Rs. 235 crore and equipment and furniture will cost Rs 160 crore. The application for environmental clearance has been submitted and the initial clearance obtained. The application for permit for its five lakh sq ft building has been submitted online. "The special purpose vehicle (SPV) has been asked to submit a report to the KIFFB by the end of this month for approval. The other statutory permits are under process,” the District Collector said.
There will be facility for 800 outpatients per day at the hospital. There will also be facilities for 400 inpatients. Apart from this, there would be 50 beds exclusively for patients undergoing chemotherapy.
The CCRC will have all modern cancer treatment facilities, including eight operation theatres, fully equipped nuclear medicine department, radiation oncology and Linak machines.
Four building complexes- medical, services, administration and palliative- will be built in eco friendly methods. Centralised airconditioning, uninterrupted power supply, water tanks, parking for 350 cars and 15 lifts are also planned. A modernised hospital information system, emergency casualty departments, community oncology, palliative case, library and cancer registry are also part of the project, the Collector said.
The CCRC was inaugurated on the premises of the Government Medical College, Kalamassery, by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on November 1, 2016. A total of 905 patients visited the centre till August 18.
It has a fully equipped day care chemo ward with six beds. A total of 525 chemotherapies have been done in the period from November 1, 2016, and 13 endoscopies were done from February. Feeder services to Metro station from the Government Medical College campus were also arranged.