Chandigarh, May 31 -- In the works since August 2020, the 283-bed emergency-cum-trauma centre at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, is expected to become operational by June, confirmed director-principal Dr Ashok Attri.

"We have received the takeover letter from the UT engineering department and formed a committee for inspecting the newly constructed building. We are hopeful of starting the centre by next month," said Dr Attri.

The procurement of beds and furniture has been done by the hospital administration. The committee formed for the inspection of the newly constructed building, chaired by GMCH medical superintendent GP Thami, is looking after its nitty-gritties.

The construction work and the installation o...