Work on the first Critical Care Block (CCB) at Government Taluk Hospitals in Vellore, Arakkonam, and Sriperumbudur is nearly complete. About 90% of the total work is finished. The final phase includes painting, tile laying, and electrical work. The new single-storey block is spread over 5,000 sq.ft and will have 50 beds. There will be separate wards for maternity, newborn care, and in-patients. It will also have an intensive care unit (ICU), X-ray, and scanning facilities. Three surgical theatres with ultrasound units will be part of the facility. Patients with burn injuries, snake bites, and cardiac problems will be treated here. The project costs ₹23.75 crore. The facility will also have a large outpatient ward with seating for 100 people. Currently, the Government Taluk Hospital has 60 beds and sees 800-900 outpatients daily. Most serious cases are sent to the Government Medical College Hospital. The Public Works Department (PWD) is executing the work. PWD Assistant Executive Engineer S. Nagaraj said, "As per a plan, each district in Tamil Nadu should have such a facility to treat accident victims. The new facility in these towns will be ready by February." In Vellore, the project is monitored by Collector V.R. Subbulaxmi and Executive Engineer K. Sudalaimuthu. The new block is being built at the Government Taluk Hospital in Anaicut, near the Jawadhu Hills. Tribal resident G. Sadaiyan said, "Many times, we trek several kilometres to treat snake bite victims at the nearest hospital. Our decade-long demand for such a facility has been fulfilled." The hospital serves around 38 villages and tribal hamlets, covering about three lakh people. There are no private hospitals here, so locals depend on the taluk hospital. Dr. N. Singaravelan, Chief Medical Officer at Anaicut, said, "Currently, accident and snake bite victims in these tribal areas get treated at the Government Medical College Hospital, around 20 km away. The new CCB will end their ordeal as the facility is located at the centre of these villages." Similar facilities are being built at Arakkonam and Sriperumbudur due to their location near accident-prone roads like Old Madras Road and the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH-48).