Lakhs wasted as CM cancels inauguration

Nagpur: A sudden cancellation by CM Devendra Fadnavis, who was supposed to inaugurate the bone marrow registry at

Government Medical College and Hospital

(

GMCH

) and a

kidney

dialysis centre at

Indira Gandhi Government Medical College

and Hospital (IGMCH) on Sunday, has not only led to lakhs in losses for the two institutions but also resulted in a setback for poor patients.

The

dialysis

centre, which is supposed to carry out the procedure for 50 BPL patients for free each month, has been ready for four months, awaiting a date from the CM to inaugurate it. Sources said Fadnavis will now be attending a BJP event in

Shirdi

on Sunday.

For patients requiring bone marrow transplant, the state government is preparing a bone marrow registry of over 1 lakh people. Sources said GMCH had been preparing for the inauguration for two weeks and had spent Rs10-12 lakh on, among other things, erecting shamianas for it. After news of the cancellation came, the shamianas were being dismantled on Saturday.
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