India, Oct. 12 -- Haryana health minister Arti Singh Rao on Sunday alleged that "political machinations" were behind the delay in constructing the proposed 600-bed civil hospital in Civil Lines.

Rao said the government has already sanctioned Rs.70 crore to the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) for the Rs.1054-crore project; however, work has yet to start.

The project was set to take off after the old Civil Hospital at the site was demolished in 2021, officials said.

"During a recent review of Gurugram's infrastructure projects by CM Nayab Singh Saini, I learned that it was submitted that HSIIDC could not take up the project," said Rao, adding that attempts were being made to "politicise" and d...