Sukhu opens Rs 23-crore MRI and a tertiary cancer centre at Nerchowk medical college

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Sukhu opens Rs 23-crore MRI and a tertiary cancer centre at Nerchowk medical college

26 September 2026

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated an MRI machine worth ₹23 crore at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College and Hospital, Nerchowk, in Mandi district. He also opened a Tertiary Care Cancer Centre equipped with linear accelerator (LINAC) and CT simulator machines. He laid the foundation stone of a PET scan machine block estimated to cost ₹51 crore. He said 25 to 30 additional ICU beds would be added at the college. He said the State would increase postgraduate seats by 320 this year. He said automated laboratories were being set up in all medical colleges of the State.

MRI machine cost: ₹23 crore PET scan block (foundation stone): ₹51 crore Additional PG seats this year: 320 Additional ICU beds planned: 25 to 30

Why it matters for exams: State health infrastructure and cancer-care technology such as LINAC and PET are asked in State Focus and science papers.

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26 September 2026 Source: Hindustan Times

In plain words

LINAC Linear accelerator — A machine that produces high-energy X-rays to treat cancer by radiotherapy.

PET scan Positron Emission Tomography — An imaging test that uses a radioactive tracer to show how tissues are working, widely used in cancer care.