India, Jan. 17 -- New Delhi

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it was considering establishing a 3,000-bed Vishram Sadan on a two-acre plot at its Ansari Nagar West Campus to provide shelter for shelterless patients and their attendants.

AIIMS counsel Satya Ranjan Swain submitted before a bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia that the proposed shelter would be developed with the support of Ahmedabad-based Sewadaan Aarogya Foundation.

He said that site surveys, planning and statutory approvals are being jointly undertaken by AIIMS and the foundation, with the project expected to be completed within two years. The counsel said that the proposed facility is in...