Gaya: Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar on Saturday inaugurated the construction of a regional drug warehouse building in Gaya. The facility will come up at the Leprosy Hospital campus in Chhotki Nawada and is expected to strengthen healthcare logistics in Gaya and adjoining districts.
The project will be built at a cost of Rs. 7.06 crore and cover nearly 18,000 sq ft. Officials said the building will be equipped with modern storage infrastructure to ensure safe and scientific storage of medicines.
Focus on medicine storage and supply
Speaking at the event, the speaker said the state government was working continuously to improve healthcare infrastructure and delivery systems. He said the new warehouse would help streamline the supply of medicines to hospitals and health centres.
He added that inadequate storage arrangements often affect healthcare services and medicine quality. The new facility is expected to support timely distribution of medicines and reduce treatment-related difficulties faced by patients.
Construction target set for six months
Kumar directed officials to ensure that the construction work is completed within the stipulated timeline and according to quality standards. Work on the project has already begun, with a target to complete it within six months.
He said the initiative would further strengthen the healthcare system in Gaya district and improve access to medical services for the public.
Push for healthcare infrastructure
The Assembly Speaker said the government aimed to strengthen healthcare services from villages to urban areas by modernising medicine storage and supply systems. He added that investment in healthcare infrastructure would improve efficiency and transparency in medical services.
Local residents present at the programme welcomed the project and described it as an important step towards improving healthcare facilities in the region.
Among those present were Sunil Sinha, Pappu Chandravanshi, Shambhu Yadav, Devanand Paswan, Samir Chatterjee, Shivnarayan Ji, Rajesh Mastan, Laxman Pandey, Vivek Chandravanshi, Pammi Singh, Rajnandan Gandhi, Deepak Kumar and Rakesh, among others.
