New Delhi, June 30 -- The Uttarakhand government on Monday announced a major healthcare push for Champawat and adjoining border districts, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurating an advanced MRI machine and highlighting health infrastructure projects worth more than Rs.40 crore in the region.

The MRI machine, installed through CSR support from the ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth at a cost of nearly Rs.6 crore, is expected to reduce dependence on larger urban centres such as Haldwani for specialised diagnostic services.

The announcement reflects the state government's broader strategy of improving healthcare accessibility in hill and border districts, where lack of advanced medical facilities has historically forced pa...