Mysore/Mysuru, July 16 -- The long-standing proposal to establish a Trauma Care Centre in Mandya - particularly along the busy Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway - continues to remain on paper, with no visible progress.

In 2023, the Department of Health and Family Welfare, through the Mandya District Administration, submitted a proposal to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) seeking the construction of a 100-bed Trauma Care Centre under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

The proposed facility aimed to provide life-saving treatment to accident victims during the critical 'Golden Hour.'

Shift to Bengaluru or Mysuru

Currently, accident victims are being transported to hospitals in Bengaluru or Mysuru, often resulting in delays that...