Cricket legend Kapil Dev to set up Kochi Medical City

50 bed Ayurvedic Hospital will be launched as part of the project

Cricket legend Shri Kapil Dev is all set to start a prestigious project in Smart Kochi. A team of NRIs (physicians as well as businessmen) from Doha, Qatar, has joined hands to promote this flagship project at Kochi, Kerala. 


Government of Kerala in a press release confirmed that former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev led consortium has expressed interest to set up 1,000 crore Kochi Medical City.

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                Cricket legend Shri Kapil Dev meeting Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala       

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Spoke person of Kapil Dev's company titled - Kochi Medical City Tourism Pvt Ltd, said that the proposal includes a 1,000 bed state of the art hospital, a 50 bed ayurvedic hospital, a convention centre, and a medical research centre. It also comprises plans for a medical, dental and para medical colleges.


The Medical City would be completed by three years. The project will generate a lot of employment opportunities. Around 7,000 persons will be recruited directly. The Kochi Medical City is proposed to come up at Kadamakkudi panchayath in Ernakulam district.