Haryana offers land to Army for medical college in Panchkula

Chandigarh, May 25 (IANS) The Haryana government has offered land to the Indian Army for setting up a medical college in Panchkula, near Chandigarh.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar made the offer to Lt. Gen K.J. Singh, GOC-in-C Western Command, while presiding over the Civil-Military Liaison Conference here on Wednesday.

Panchkula, 15 km from here, is adjoining the Western Command headquarters at Chandimandir.

Khattar said the land for the army's medical college would be provided by the Haryana government.