AP CM Lays Foundation Stone for TTD Children Super Speciality Hospital

 The Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday participated in various development activities of TTD.

 

He laid the foundation stone plaque for the construction of the Sri Padmavati Children’s super-speciality hospital near Alipiri and also participated in the Bhoomi Puja programme.

 

Among others, he launched the services of Cleft palate, hearing and dumb wards in BIRRD and unveiled the plaques of the elevated expressway of Srinivasa Sethu and the Solid waste management plant of Tirupati Municipal Corporation.  He also unveiled the online Radio logo of SVBC.

 

He also witnessed an audio-visual presentation on the Smile Train Cochlear implantation. He also interacted with doctors, and parents of infants who had successfully undergone heart surgeries and spent some quality time with the babies taking selfies and photos.

 

SRI PADMAVATI CHILDREN’S SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION:

 

Spread on 6 acres costing ₹300 crore with a built-up area of 4,11,325 square feet the hospital comprises of a 7 floor building with 350 beds to provide international standard free Medicare to the needy children.

 

With 15 specialised departments the hospital is the first of its kind in the country, which also treats bone marrow, heart and other transplantations. For emergencies it also houses an air ambulance as well.

 

The hospital commenced services to poor children last year as part of commitment of former CM of AP late Dr YS Rajasekhar Reddy and has already completed 300 heart surgeries through the government Arogyasree scheme for children who can not bear expenses to the tune of lakhs.

 

CLEFT PLALATE, D&D WARDS AT BIRRD

 

As part for of mission health for all, the AP government has tied up with NGO Smile Train to provide world class treatment for children for ailments like cleft palate, Deaf & Dumb with speech therapy, behavioural counselling etc to boost morale of the children to lead normal life.

 

Under the Arogyasree scheme children are also provided with double cochlear implantation surgeries, speech therapy and behavioural counselling and hearing rehabilitation services to poor and middle class families.

 

SRINIVASA SETHU

 

TTD has patterned with Tirupati Smart City Corporation to build an elevated express highway in Tirupati to facilitate pilgrims with hassle free traffic rides coming for Srivari Darshan from all over the world.

 

The four lane 7 kms flyover with 17 meter wide was launched at an estimated cost of ₹684 crore with a TTD share of ₹458.28 crore (67%) and rest ₹225.62 (33%) crore share of TSCC and scheduled to be completed by 2023 end with first phase of 3 kms already finished.

 

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANT OF TMC

 

The Tirupati Municipal Corporation has built five solid waste management plants at a cost of ₹83.70 crore which were inaugurated by Honourable CM of AP. The plants are designed to produce gas and manure from solid wet waste, dry waste recycling, building waste recycling and 25 MLD capacity underground treatment Plant.

 

AP Deputy CM Sri Narayana, Ministers Sri P Ramachandra Reddy, Smt Roja, Smt Rajani, Smt Ushasri Charan, Sri Botsa Satyanarayana, Sri M Nagarjuna, MPs Sri Gurumoorthy, Sri Mithun Reddy, MLAS Sri B Karunakar Reddy Sri C Bhaskar Reddy, Sri B Madhusudhan Reddy, Sri Venkatesh Goud, Sri Adimulam, Sri Sanjeevaiah, Sri Varaprasad, MLCs Sri Srinivasulu Reddy, Sri Kalyana Chakravarti, ZP Chairman Sri Srinivasulu, Mayor Dr Sirisha,  and others were also present.

 

TTD Chairman Sri YV Subba Reddy, EO Dr KS Jawahar Reddy, Board members, Sri Ashok Kumar, Sri Krishna Rao, Sri Sriramulu, JEOs Smt Sada Bhargavi, Sri Veerabrahmam, CVSO Sri Narasimha Kishore, CE Sri Nageswara Rao and others officials also present.

 

Among other important persons Dr Vengamma, Director SVIMS, Dr Srinath Reddy, Director Children's super specialty hospital, Dr Reddeppa Reddy, Special Officer BIRRD, Municipal Commissioner Kum Anupama Anjali, Smile Train Institute organiser Smt Mamta Carroll and others were also present.

 

Secretary for CM Sri Solomon Arokiaraj, District Collector Sri Venkatrami Reddy, SP Sri Parameshwara Reddy and other state and district officials were also present.