New building for Tanah Merah hospital to be ready by 2021

TANAH MERAH: The construction of the additional building for Tanah Merah Hospital is expected to be completed by 2021, Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said.
He said upon completion, the RM150 million building would have 124 beds, specialist clinics and would also be equipped with 300 parking spaces.
"It is expected to benefit about 400,000 people in Tanah Merah, Machang, Pasir Mas and Jeli," he said after officiating the groundbreaking ceremony for the project here today.
Also present were incumbent Tanah Merah MP Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz and Kelantan Health director Datuk Dr Ahmad Razin Ahmad Mahir.
Meanwhile, Fadillah said the ministry had allocated RM1.66 billion to implement various infrastructural projects under the 11th Malaysia Plan.
While refuting the allegation by certain quarters that the projects were government's bait to fish for votes in the 14th General Election, he said: "We had planned the projects for quite some time and it was just a coincidence that they were implemented during the election season." — Bernama