Dehradun, Jan. 30 -- The Uttarakhand government has issued orders to hand over the District Hospital Rudrapur and Women's Hospital Pithoragarh to the Department of Medical Education for the smooth functioning of Government Medical Colleges in Rudrapur and Pithoragarh.

Secretary, Medical Health and Medical Education, Sachin Kurve, issued an official memorandum in this regard, stating that Jawaharlal Nehru District Hospital, Rudrapur has been transferred for the operation of Pandit Ramsumer Shukla Government Medical College, Rudrapur, while BD Pandey District Hospital and the Women's Hospital, Pithoragarh, have been transferred for the operation of Government Medical College, Pithoragarh to the Department of Medical Education, Uttarakhand,...