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Nagpur: The city-based National Cancer Institute (NCI) will get a much-needed Rs100 crore boost by the Tata Trusts to upgrade hospital infrastructure and equipment. He said Tata Trusts were doing good work already in cancer treatment through 19 centres in different states. A Letter of Intent (LoI) to this effect was signed between the Trusts and NCI on Saturday.After signing the LoI, Tata Trusts managing trustee R Venkatramanan said that the Trusts would be collaborating with the NCI in three ways. Second, set up satellite centres in district towns like Chandrapur, Gadchiroli etc to facilitate basic cancer diagnosis. Once the cable dries up completely and electric experts give a nod only then the machines will be started in phases, sources said..