LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- The Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) is planning to start specialised care for burns' patients with dedicated departments of burns and plastic surgery, a move that will make it the second facility among government institutes in Lucknow to offer specialised treatment in these areas.

The proposed facility, which is in the planning stage, will have a 30-bed burns ward and a 30-bed plastic surgery ward, besides a dedicated operation theatre (OT) and a 10-bed intensive care unit (ICU), RMLIMS director prof CM Singh said.

Once the proposal is prepared, it will be sent to the state government for approval. The cost will be determined while preparing the detailed proposal.

The new departments are exp...