Bengaluru: The state cabinet, in a meeting held on Thursday, approved the construction of 50-bed intensive care units in five district hospitals under the jurisdiction of the health department. Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao announced that administrative approval has been granted for this project.

The approved district hospitals for the construction of intensive care units include VenLock Hospital in Dakshina Kannada district, Vijayanagar District Hospital, Doddaballapur, and Ramanagara District Hospital. The construction costs for these units will be funded under the National Health Scheme PM-ABHIM, with the state government agreeing to bear its share of the cost.

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The cabinet has sanctioned the establishment of 50-bed critical care units at a total cost of 137.75 crores. Additionally, a 100-bed intensive care unit will be set up at CV Raman Public Hospital in Bangalore City District at a cost of 45 crores. The construction of critical care units with 50 beds each in four district hospitals has also been approved, with each unit costing Rs 24 crores.

The finance department has approved the construction of intensive care units in a total of 11 hospitals, including five hospitals under the Health Department and six hospitals under the Medical Education Department. These critical care facilities are part of the National Health Scheme.

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Mumbai, Nov 23: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole survived a scare from his nearest BJP rival in the Sakoli assembly constituency but managed to win the tight contest by a narrow margin of 208 votes.

Patole, the incumbent Congress MLA from Sakoli, polled 96,795 votes, while his challenger from BJP, Avinash Brahmankar, came tantalisingly close to bagging 96,587 votes.

Independent nominee Somadatta Karanjekar was a distant third, bagging 18,309 votes.

While Patole managed to save the face with the thin margin, the Congress unit led by him and the Maha Vikas Aghadi were routed by the BJP-led Mahayuti in the one-sided contest.