Apollo Sri Lanka Hospital Summary Of Project Information (SPI)       Project Name    Sri Lanka-Apollo Lanka Hospital              Region    Asia        Sector       Project No007374   Projected Board DateMarch 25, 1998   Company NameLanka Hospital Corporation Private Limited   Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    	The Project sponsor is the Apollo Hospital Group of India.  The Groups consultancy and hospital management company, Indian Hospitals Corporation Limited will help design and manage the Project.    Project Cost Including Proposed IFC Investment    	The Project cost is estimated at US$32 million.  IFC is considering the provision of a loan of up to US$5 million, and subject to ongoing evaluation, about US$1 million in equity/quasi-equity.    Location of Project and Description of Site    	The project site is a seven acre plot in Narahenpita in Colombo.    Description of Company and Purpose of Project   (include IFCs Role and Development Impact)    	The Project is to establish a 350-bed modern private hospital in Colombo, which will serve both as a general hospital as well as offering tertiary acute-care services in disciplines such as cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, renal care, nephrology and urology, obstretrics and gynecology, general and minimal invasive surgery and internal medicine.  The project will address strong local demand for quality medical care in Colombo and will be a major referral center for the entire community.  The project is among the first instances of private direct foreign investment in Sri Lankas hospital sector.    Environmental Category and Issues    	This is a Category B project according to IFCs environmental review procedure.  Environmental, health and safety issues which were reviewed for this project include:  sewage and other effluent discharges; medical (and other) waste management, including handling, storage, disposal; hazardous materials handling and storage; fire protection and emergency reponse; and hygiene, management practices, and employee health and safety.  All medical wastes will be properly segregated and appropriately treated before disposal.  Reasonable and adequate fire protection and life safety measures will be incorporated.  The Sponsors will build and operate this project in compliance with all Government and local regulations, as well as applicable World Bank policies and guidelines.    The  is  from the Public Information Center.       Host country location of environmental documents    The World Bank - Development Finance Corporation of Ceylon (DFCC) Building, 1st Floor, 73/5 Galle Road, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka      Date SPI sent to InfoShop February 25, 1998   This Summary of Project Information is prepared and distributed to the public in advance of consideration of the proposed transaction by the Corporations Board of Directors.  It is provided for the purpose of enhancing the transparency of IFCs activities and should not be construed as presuming the outcome of IFC Board consideration.    For Additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone: (202) 473-7711   facsimile: (202) 974-4384  Environmental documents for this project are available at http://www.ifc.org and from the World Bank InfoShop (http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/aboutinfo.html).