Chitwan, Mar. 3: The B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital has added 25 more beds, bringing the total number of beds to 50.

The addition was made in view of the increasing pressure of patients, director of the hospital Sampurnananda Dhungana said.

The hospital located two and half kilometers south-west of Bharatpur, headquarters of Chitwan district, is visited by patients from both within Nepal and from India.