The foundation stone of Mahanadi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MIMSR) was recently laid. It is a Rs 492 crore CSR project of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), in Talcher Coalfields of Odisha. The MIMSR will have a 100-seat medical college with 500 bedded multi-specialty Hospital with the state-of-the-art medical facilities in Anatomy, Bio-chemistry, Micro-Biology, Physiology, FM, toxicology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Community Medicine, Laboratory and Library. The project envisages a hostel for 300 boys, a separate hostel for 200 girl students, two blocks of Hostel for 100 interns, a hostel for 57 junior resident doctors and a 50-bedded nurses’ hostel. It also includes separate 42 flats for faculty members, and higher accommodation facility for professors and the head of the institution. Planned on the Smart and Green Concept with Building Management System by public sector construction major National Building Construction Corporation Ltd. (NBCC), the MIMSR campus would also have a modern Gym, Guest House and Shopping arcade.