Almora: Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat virtually inaugurated a 500×2 LPM oxygen generation plant at the base hospital in Almora medical college and a 216 LPM plant in the Almora district hospital recently.
These are the first oxygen plants to be set up in the mountainous part of Kumaon region.Rawat said that these plants will benefit patients in Almora and nearby districts. He said that after medical colleges and district hospitals, the government is facilitating oxygen plants at the level of community health centres.
The CM reiterated that preparations should be completed for the third wave of Covid-19, adding that the state government is undertaking all possible efforts to control the pandemic. He further said that the testing average in Uttarakhand is higher than in other states.
Apart from the one at Almora, six hospitals in Uttarakhand currently have their own oxygen plants that produce 2330Ipm of oxygen. Almora district magistrate Nitin Bhadauriya said, “A 20-bed ICU will also be ready within a week in Almora.
The State is receiving vaccines from time to time from the Centre. Efforts are also being undertaken to import vaccines from other nations to speed up vaccination of those aged above 18 years.
Almora MP Ajay Tamta said that the setting up of oxygen plants in Almora will also benefit people in Bageshwar, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts. State minister and minister in-charge of Covid works in Almora district, Rekha Arya said that various steps are being taken to improve health services. An oxygen plant will be ready soon in Someshwar, she added.
