India, April 29 -- A super specialty block at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, built at a cost of about Rs.400 crore, that has remained non-operational for over a year is likely to start operations in the next couple of months, hospital officials said on Tuesday.

The hospital's newly appointed director, Dr L Shyam Singh, who took charge in early April, said starting operations of the block "is the priority", adding that including infrastructure and staff allocation, is almost done.

"The delay in getting the block operational took time as it was a massive project that needed all the small details to be executed properly," Singh said.

In March, the Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) refused no-objection certificate for the block over concerns...