Ambala, Oct. 22 -- Haryana Labour Minister Anil Vij has urged the Centre to expedite construction of the proposed ESIC hospital in Sector 33 here and set firm deadlines for the start and completion of the project, pointing out that the required land has already been handed over.

In a letter to union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, he sought directions to Employees' State Insurance Corporation officials to complete the remaining administrative, technical and other formalities on priority to enable an early start to construction.

Vij said possession of 20,974 square metres of land, valued at approximately Rs 13 crore, had been transferred to ESIC's regional director in Faridabad. The land was allotted by the Haryana Shehri...