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Udupi : The district government hospital at Ajjarkadu will get its own 12 bed air conditioned burns which the ward will be inaugurated by U. T. Khadar, Health Minister, Government of Karnataka on Saturday, 18^th April, 2015.

While addressing the media persons in Udupi, Lions District Governor K. Suresh Prabhu said that the ward is built on the first floor the Geriatric Ward, the Lions-BEL Burns Ward has been sponsored by Bharat Electronics Lrd, Bangalore which contributed Rs. 80 lakh and Lions Club will recruit and maintain its six staff nurses.

He said that as the district government hospitals in Chickmagalur, Shivmuga and Uttar Kannada do not have a burns ward, we expect patients from these districts also here. The establishing new this ward would benefit poor patients in Udupi district which do not need to travel Wenlock hospital in Mangalore for the burns treatment.

District Governor K. Suresh Prabhu also said that the unit will have two separate wards consist of male and female patients which includes critical care units.

The male unit will be inaugurated by Vinay Kumar Sorake Minister of Urban Development and incharge Minister of the district, the female ward to be inaugurated by M. L. Shanmuk Director of Bharath electronics Ltd, Bangalore. Pramod Madwaraj will preside the occasion

V. Sunil Kumar MLA of Karkala, Capt. Ganesh Karnik, Savitha Shivananda Kotian, Shobha Kanrandlaje MP., Oscar Fernandes Rajya Sabha member, B. S. Yudiyarappa former chief Minister, Haladi Srinivas Shetty MLA of Kundapur, Gopala Poojary MLA of Byndoor, Kota Srinavas Poojary MLC., Pratap Chandra Shetty MLC and P. Yuvaraj are chief guests.

Meanwhile Lions Club International od District 317C will organize XII District Convention “Parivar” on 18^th evening at ALN Rao Memorial Auditorium, Town Hall, Ajjarkad, Udupi which will inaugurate by Ln Sapna Suresh First Lady of the District 317C. Ln Aruna Iswal Lions International Director Endorsee will be the Chief guest.

During the occasion Ln D. Shridhar Sheneva I Vice District Governor and Ln B. Divakar Shetty II Vice District Governor will be felicitated.

Along with District Governor Ln K. Suresh Prabhu present during the media conference were D. Shridhar Sheneva, George Summuel, Ganesh Pai, Jayaram Acharya among others.