Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute for Cancer at Chhattarpur, Madhya Pradesh.
Speaking at the event, PM Modi said, as quoted by news agency ANI, "In a very short time, I have had the good fortune of visiting Bundelkhand, the land of heroes, for the second time and this time I have received a call from Balaji. It is the grace of Lord Hanuman that this centre of faith is now going to become a centre of health as well. I have just performed the 'Bhoomi Pujan' of Shri Bageshwar Dham Medical Science and Research Institute here. This institute will be built on ten acres of land. In the first phase itself, a facility of a hundred beds will be ready in it. I congratulate Dhirendra Shastri for this noble work and congratulate the people of Bundelkhand..."
Bageshwar Dham Sarkar Acharya Dhirendra Krishna Shastri said, "...A ward in this hospital (Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute for Cancer) will be named after PM Modi's mother's name..."
PM Modi also offered prayers at Bageshwar Dham Balaji Temple.
Earlier, Acharya Dhirendra Krishna Shastri felicitated PM Modi as the latter arrived to lay the foundation stone for the cancer hospital.
As per the details, the cancer hospital, worth over Rs 200 crore will offer free treatment to underprivileged cancer patients and will be equipped with state-of-the-art machines and have specialist doctors. The hospital will have 100 beds.