Ladakh LG Inaugurates 3-Tesla MRI at Kargil District Hospital
Officials say the scanner will reduce costly travel for advanced tests from the remote district.
Overview
- Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta dedicated the 3‑Tesla MRI at District Hospital Kargil, a Rs 25.9 crore installation.
- Authorities said the district-level service is intended to spare patients trips to Srinagar, Jammu, Chandigarh or Delhi for advanced investigations.
- A proposal to raise bed capacity from 100 to 200 has been submitted to the Government of India, and a separate new block to reach 300 beds at a cost of Rs 61 crore is under construction.
- Doctors’ and staff quarters, an administrative block and a TB hospital are nearing completion, and the Rs 81 crore CHC Zanskar project is under tender.
- Officials highlighted health spending at about 8.76% of the UT budget and local leaders flagged shortages of super-specialists and the need for targeted training.