In view of the sudden surge of Covid-19 cases in the State, Forest, Youth Services and Sports Minister Rakesh Pathania has offered to provide nursing college at Malkwal, Tehsil Nurpur in District Kangra run by his family for the treatment of covid patients. The nursing college is run by family of Forest Minister under Vidyavati Memorial Educational Society, which has capacity of 100 beds along with 50 trained nurses. He said the facility would be made available free of cost for this purpose