Gujarat to rebuild Rs 105 crore hostel complex at Ahmedabad plane crash site
Gujarat to rebuild Rs 105 crore hostel complex at Ahmedabad plane crash site
M.U.H
27/05/202628
Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya announced on Wednesday that Tata Group, owner of Air India, will soon release Rs 53.12 crore to the Health Department to cover damages caused by the Ahmedabad plane crash to the ‘Atulyam 1 to 4 Blocks’ in the New Mental Campus near Civil Hospital, Asarwa.
The crash, which occurred at Meghaninagar on June 12, 2025, inflicted extensive damage on the ‘Atulyam 1 to 4’ blocks, the canteen, and the sub-station building, all managed by the Health Department. Ninety-two students were residing in the hostel at the time of the accident. A subsequent structural audit declared these buildings unsafe for habitation, necessitating their demolition.
To maintain uninterrupted student accommodation and protect their interests, the Gujarat government has resolved to construct a new hostel. The minister announced plans for a state-of-the-art super-speciality hostel for married postgraduate (PG) doctors to be built within the New Mental Campus, adjacent to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, Asarwa, at an estimated cost of Rs 105 crore.
The project aims to add 48 new super-speciality seats in the medical field, accommodating a total of 236 super-speciality PG doctors, including 144 students, over the next three years. A new super-speciality hostel block will be constructed within the New Medical Campus (IGP Compound) in Meghaninagar, alongside a modern canteen block and a new electrical sub-station. The State Government has allocated significant land for the project.
To expedite execution, a budgetary provision of Rs 34.65 crore has been sanctioned against an estimated cost of Rs 51.84 crore for the financial year 2026-27. Pansheriya stated the State Government is committed to further strengthening health sector infrastructure.
The proposed ‘Atulyam 1 to 7’ PG hostels will have a G+8 (Ground plus eight floors) design featuring modern amenities. The project will provide residential arrangements for 236 married super-speciality PG doctors. Each unit will have a studio apartment layout, including a living room with attached kitchen, bedroom, and restroom.
Essential security and utilities such as a fire-fighting system, a Reverse Osmosis (RO) water purification plant, and a drainage system are incorporated into the plan. For student welfare, the campus will include a spacious basement parking area, separate quarters for unmarried PG students, a modern mess facility, gymnasium, recreation room, and landscaped surroundings.
