Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday visited Sri Satyasai Heart Hospital at Ahmadabad during his day-long visit to Gujarat and met Odia children undergoing treatment there.
Around 150 children are being treated for heart ailment free of cost at the hospital. During his visit, Patnaik also gave away discharge certificate 36 children. He interacted with them and also met the doctors treating the little ones.
The Odisha Government had inked an MoU with this institute for free treatment of Odia children suffering from cardiac problem and needed surgical intervention.
The Chief Minister will also visit Surat in the evening and participate in the Odia Mahotsav celebration and interact with the Odia speaking people residing in the city.
“More than seven lakh people from Odisha staying in Surat area of Gujarat, are ambassadors of Odisha’s culture and traditions. Look forward to meet them at OdishaMahotsavInSurat,” Naveen tweeted.
Ahead of his visit, the Chief Minister had written to Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, demanding flight connectivity between Bhubaneswar and Surat and introduction of two new trains from Berhampur to Surat.
He said the new trains between Berhampur and Surat will ease the suffering of lakhs as the existing ones are inadequate to cater to their requirements.
