Gurugram, Nov. 12 -- The Construction of the proposed 600-bed Civil Hospital in Civil Lines has yet to begin, five years after the old, dilapidated facility was demolished, as authorities continue revising the project's design despite repeated changes in the executing agency. The Haryana government has transferred Rs.70 crore to the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), the current executing agency, as an initial payment, officials said. The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) is preparing the infrastructure plan, which is being revised over objections raised by health officials. State health department spokesperson Naveen Yadav said the project was reviewed at a meeting chaired by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini in Gurugram on November 2. "HSIIDC, the project's executing agency, is working on revised infrastructure plans based on suggestions. Once the plan is approved, the tendering process will begin," Yadav said. The hospital was initially conceived as a 750-bed, 10-storey facility, with a target completion date in 2024. The government approved an estimated outlay of Rs.990 crore and initiated tendering, but the design was subsequently revised. Under the latest proposal, the hospital will have 600 beds, with 400 to be developed in the first phase and the remaining 200 added later. The estimated project cost has risen to Rs.1,054 crore, said officials. Officials said the health department raised concerns over design aspects, including the placement of an X-ray facility close to a patient ward. HSIIDC is incorporating the changes before the plan is submitted for approval, said officials. The project's execution has passed from CPWD to the Haryana PWD and then to HSIIDC. Health minister Arti Singh Rao said in October that responsibility was shifted following delays. CPWD had earlier cited its existing workload as a reason it could not execute the work. Meanwhile, residents remain dependent on the 200-bed Civil Hospital in Sector 10 for major government healthcare services....