Excelsior Correspondent KATHUA/SAMBA May 5: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today visited Government Medical College Kathua to review the COVID measures and to assess the progress of ongoing works on Oxygen Generation Plant. The Advisor directed authorities to expedite the work and ensure the commissioning of the plant within the shortest possible time. He directed DC Kathua to extend all logistic help to the team of Engineers to expedite the installation work of Oxygen Generation Plant and ensure its commissioning at the earliest. While discussing the Covid control measures the Advisor enquired about the bed availability and present bed occupancy scenario in GMC Kathua. He directed Principal GMC Kathua to work on increasing the intake capacity at GMC Kathua to accommodate more Covid patients in the light of the new oxygen plant. Advisor Bhatnagar informed that Government has made sufficient provisions in health institutions for providing Level II and Level I Covid care health facilities besides arrangements to cater for the growing demand of Oxygen and related healthcare facilities in these institutions. Terming Covid appropriate behaviour as quintessential remedy to get rid from Corona Virus Advisor Bhatnagar said the basic measures like wearing mask maintaining health Hygiene and Social distancing are key tools for everyone to minimise the chance of infection and its spread. DC Kathua Rahul Yadav; SSP Kathua R.C Kotwal Principal GMC Kathua Dr Anjali Nadir Bhat CMO Dr Ashok Chaudhary SE Mech. XEN Mech. Div Kathua Sunil Gandotra HoDs and other concerned officers were present during the visit. Advisor also visited District Hospital Samba and reviewed the functioning of oxygen plant which is under final testing and is being commissioned soon. The Advisor was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Samba Anuradha Gupta; SSP Samba Rajesh Sharma officers from Mechanical Engineering PWD and Health departments. While inspecting the oxygen plant at the hospital Advisor Bhatnagar oversaw the production and distribution of oxygen mechanism of the plant which has been set up on war footing and also the manifold system using 20 cylinders at a time. He directed the technical team of the plant to ensure availability of crucial spare parts and technically sound personal 24×7 in the plant itself. He laid emphasis upon dealing with any kind of break-downs in machinery or power supply. He inspected the construction work of the new building and directed that within 15 days it should be made ready to provide additional 100 beds and arrangements be made by the health department to make it functional in time.

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