MARGAO:  The Health Minister, Mr  Laxmikant Parsekar, on Saturday, said that  he  has  concern  for the Hospicio  hospital, Margao,  and added that  he would  visit it soon.

Speaking to the media,  on the sidelines of the  free  spectacle distribution programe, organised by the  BJP  Yuva Morcha, Margao, Mr Parsekar said that he is very much  concerned  about  South Goa’s premier hospital, the Hospicio and  would not tolerate injustice done to the patients who are rushed in here  for medication.

"I have  concern to both the  hospitals — the Hospicio Hospital and the new hospital  which is  under construction at Margao. Every time, when I pass that side, I have a look at this structure to see the ongoing works,’’ he said.

Replying to the query as to why he did not visit the Hospicio Hospital even after his government  completed 100 days, Mr Parsekar said  he will soon visit  the  hospital and take stock of the situation.

Criticising the Margao MLA, Mr Digambar Kamat, Mr Parsekar said  such a big hospital  with  805 beds was really not needed for the South Goa.

"Therefore we have decided to utilise the  top  three  floors of the  same structure for having a medical college with proper procedure and permissions,’’ he added.

He disclosed that Rs 400 crore new hospital would require another  Rs 300 crore expenditure and therefore the government,  after studying the project,  found that  with Rs 300 crore  both - the hospital and the medical college can be maintained.

The  Health Minister said that   the PWD,  health and  other agencies would together fight any vector borne disease if makes appearance in the state during the monsoons.

"Though the Health Minister is new, the health team is experienced and that disease like malaria   would be easily fought with their expertise,’’  he added.

When  brought to  his notice that  some village panchayats and  municipal councils  claimed that  they could not take up the  pre monsoon works properly mainly because of the imposition of the code of conduct for two elections  and busy schedule of the  election duty of main officials and as such the prevailing situation could result in chocking of drainages and  water stagnations and so there is a possibility of the increase in the cases of malaria and other vector borne diseases, he said that  he will hold a meeting  with the concerned doctors  again in this connection.