A committee campaigning for the expansion of Puttur medical college has asked the Dakshina Kannada administration to reserve 120 acres at Sediyapu for proposed units of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology and NIMHANS, along with future public health institutions.
The memorandum was submitted to deputy commissioner Darshan HR by a delegation led by US-based specialist physician Dr Sandeep Nayak Samethadka and Puttur Government Medical College Action Committee convener Amala Ramachandra. The request focuses on preserving land near the proposed government medical college before the area is committed to other uses.
The committee said the reserved land could support a comprehensive public health, medical education and research campus. According to its statement, locating the institutions on the same campus or nearby would help residents of Puttur, Sullia, Belthangady and surrounding areas access specialist services closer to home.
The memorandum highlighted the need for collaboration between specialists treating patients with complex medical conditions. The committee said a coordinated campus could support timely expert consultations, integrated diagnostic testing, multidisciplinary treatment and continuous care. The proposal covers institutions specialising in cardiovascular care, oncology and mental health and neurosciences.
The request comes as the action committee and like-minded organisations continue a signature campaign urging the Karnataka government to consider opening branches of Kidwai, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, and NIMHANS in Puttur. The campaign has been presented as part of a broader effort to strengthen healthcare and medical education facilities in the region.
The memorandum does not itself confirm that the land has been reserved or that any of the three institutions has approved a Puttur unit. It asks the district administration and state government to secure the 120-acre site for potential public health institutions and future expansion around the proposed government medical college.
The next step is for the administration and state authorities to consider the committee’s request, while the signature campaign continues. Any decision on land reservation, institutional participation or the establishment of branches would require separate government action and approval from the concerned medical institutions.
