Private sector bank, ICICI Bank, on Sunday said it will contribute towards the construction of TMC’s (Tata Memorial Centre) Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer in Navi Mumbai.
The country’s second largest private sector lender announced that it will donate ₹625 crore to build an 11-storey building at TMC’s (Tata Memorial Centre) Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer in Navi Mumbai, which is a part of the ₹1,800 crore commitment to construct three facilities across the country announced earlier.
The 11-storey building, comprising a ground floor and two basements, will be spread across 3.4 lakh square feet, and house 12 Linear Accelerators (LINACs) among other advanced cancer care equipment, an official statement said.
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LINACs deliver precise radiation to cancer cells, thereby minimising damage to surrounding healthy tissues, it added.
The new facility will be ready by 2027, and serve 7,200 patients with radiation therapies annually, offering over two lakh radiation sessions to these patients.
In addition, the block will also provide OPD consultations and diagnostics to 25,000 new patients a year, it said.
A groundbreaking ceremony and unveiling of foundation stone for the building – named as ‘ICICI Foundation Block for Radiation Oncology’ – was conducted on Sunday in the presence of the bank’s chairman, Pradeep Kumar Sinha, executive directors, Sandeep Batra, and Ajay Gupta, and TMC director, Sudeep Gupta.