Karnataka - Bangalore

Land to be acquired for health city

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: Minister for Health and Family Welfare R. Ashok on Friday said that 500 acres of land would be acquired for the health city project to promote health tourism near the international airport at Devanahalli.

Speaking to presspersons here after participating in an interactive programme organised by the Peenya Industries Association, he said that the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board had been asked to identify and acquire land needed for promoting health tourism.

Several hospitals, he said, had evinced interest in promoting health tourism.

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