PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 11 -- Highlighting the lack of adequate medical infrastructure in Prayagraj, Allahabad MP Ujjwal Raman Singh on Tuesday said the city urgently needed an AIIMS-like institution, as patients were still forced to travel to Lucknow or Delhi for advanced and life-saving treatment.

Speaking at the inauguration of newly installed medical equipment at Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital (affiliated to the Motilal Nehru Medical College), the MP said the provision of ventilators and dialysis machines through the Central Warehousing Corporation's (CWC) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative would strengthen treatment facilities for critically ill patients.

Under the initiative, Rs.2 crore was sanctioned for Motilal Nehru Me...