Apollo Hospitals is likely to finalise a partner for its proton-therapy centre, a first-of-its-kind advanced radiation therapy unit in this part of the world. The expected equity infusion is said to be about Rs 350 crore. The facility in Chennai is being developed with a capex of around Rs 1,000 crore and the entire business will be transferred to a separate vehicle, senior management of the company said.
The process had been delayed due to the lockdown in Chennai and the management would be able to get back to shareholders on the development by the end of June or first week