Handwara, Aug. 14 -- Health Minister Sakina Itoo has announced that Natusa has been selected as the optimal site for establishing the Government Medical College (GMC) in Handwara, replacing the earlier proposed location at Chogal Modan, which was deemed vulnerable to flooding.

Talking to reporters, Minister Sakina Itoo said, as per news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS), that the decision followed her visit to Natusa alongside local MLA Sheikh Rashid, Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Sogami, senior officials, and engineers. She stated that all stakeholders unanimously supported the new site selection and that the proposal will now be placed before the cabinet for formal approval.

"We have collectively decided that Natusa is the most ...