Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, May 1: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of LAHDC Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan along with Deputy Commissioner and CEO LAHDC Kargil, Santosh Sukhadeve took stock of patient care facilities at dedicated COVID-19 Hospital Kurbathang here today.
Superintending Engineer PWD Kargil, Ved Prakash; Executive Engineer R&B-II, Kacho Mehmood Ali Khan; Executive Engineer PHE, Subhash Chander; Executive Engineer Mechanical Division, Om Prakash; Executive Engineer PDD, Altaf Hussain; Medical Superintendent Kargil, Dr Fatima Nissa; Nodal Officer dedicated COVID-19 Hospital, Dr Abdul Jalil besides other concerned officers accompanied the CEC.
The CEC inquired about the status of establishment of second oxygen plant, status of facilities of beds, medicines and other requisite facilities required for the COVID-19 suspected and positive patients.
About 2nd oxygen plant, the concerned engineers of Mechanical Division informed the CEC that the plant has been completed in all respects and will be tested within 2-3 days.
They said that with the operationalization of the 500 LMP capacity plant, total oxygen generation at COVID-19 Hospital will go up to 1000 LMP.
The officers also informed that the hospital has a capacity of 120 beds which is being enhanced to 230 in coming days.
The CEC was further informed that there are presently 23 patients in dedicated COVID-19 Hospital out of which 9 are positive cases.
The officers also informed that uninterrupted power supply is being ensured through the grid while for power backup establishment of one more feeder besides power lines from 1500 KV GD station at Kurbathang and Iqbal Mini Hydel Project are being worked out.
It was further given informed that water supply requirement is being met through the bore well as well as water tanker system.
Taking note of the requirement of backup power system, the CEC directed the Executive Engineer PDD to expedite the establishment of alternative lines.
He also assured appropriate steps to run the hospital mess by outsourcing it in a timely manner.
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