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In a rare humanitarian gesture, two Muslims farmers of Rajasthan have donated their land for the building a government hospital in their area. The hospital will come up in Beswa village, in the Shekhawati region of Sikar in the state.
Recognizing the contribution of the two farmers — Asghar Khan and Hakim Ali — State Medical and Health Minister Rajendra Rathore visited the Beswa village on Sunday and laid the foundation stone for the Community Health Centre. He sanctioned Rs. 3 crore on the spot from his department’s budget for the CHC.
Villagers were all praise for the two farmer-brothers, who have donated their land measuring eight bighas, situated at a prime location on Mukundgarh Road. Beswa Sarpanch Zarina Bano said the hospital would have a minor operation theatre and a labour room in addition to regular treatment facilities.
Asghar Khan, 68, who has been tilling the land since his youth, told media that he could not see the difficulties of people in the rural area who had to traverse long distances during medical emergencies.