LV Prasad Eye Institute coming up in Amaravati

Metro India News | AMARAVATI : Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid foundation for LV Prasad Eye Institute and formally launched the construction works at Abbarajupalem in Tulluru mandal of Amaravati on Wednesday. The LV Prasad Eye Institute will be established over 12 acres under the Sudha and Venkat Jasti Campus. The hospital is being designed to provide eye-care services to around 3 lakh people every year. Besides treatment, the institute will focus on ophthalmic research, training and community health programmes. A dedicated Eye and Brain Centre will also be established.

Addressing a public meeting after the bhoomi puja, the Chief Minister  said it was a matter of pride that a prestigious institution like LV Prasad Eye Institute was coming up in rapidly developing Amaravati. He said the institute, which had already provided nearly 3 crore eye-care services, would expand its services further from Amaravati. He said LV Prasad Eye Institute had been playing a crucial role in providing eye care to the poor and was operating 319 centres across four states.

He appreciated its efforts to provide timely treatment through the Digital Health Eye Profile and welcomed the establishment of the Eye and Brain Centre in Amaravati. He congratulated Dr. G.N. Rao and Venkat Jasti for their efforts in developing the institution. The Chief Minister  said Amaravati was now being discussed across the country and was gaining global recognition as a people's capital. He said the government was developing Amaravati as a no-pollution, blue-green, green energy and carbon-neutral city, as well as a deep tech capital.

Around Rs 50,000 crore worth of works are currently underway in Amaravati, the Chief Minister said. Key infrastructure projects, including inner and outer ring roads, a Sports City and an international airport, are planned for the capital. Institutions such as VIT, SRM and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham have already established their presence, while campuses of BITS Pilani and XLRI are expected to come up soon, he said. As part of the healthcare ecosystem, institutions such as Basavatarakam Cancer Institute and LV Prasad Eye Institute were coming up in the capital.

He said Amaravati would also emerge as a hub for AI, laboratory automation, experimental biology and a Quantum Bio Valley. The Chief Minister once again appreciated the farmers who contributed their lands for the construction of the capital.  Stating that Amaravati would also emerge as a major centre of financial activity with the proposed Banking Street, the Chief Minister announced that a Pan-IIT Conference would be held in Vijayawada on October 3.