The officials of the department have selected 75 districts where plants in various hospitals are installed. Work has already started in 27 districts, “while the remaining districts will get those soon,” the official release stated.
The UP government’s excise and sugar industry and sugarcane development departments have begun the process of installing oxygen generators across the state for patients in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a statement released on Saturday.
Officials from the department have chosen 75 districts in which the plants will be installed in various hospitals. The work has already begun in 27 districts, with “the remaining districts receiving those soon,” according to the official release.
Saharanpur, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Aligarh, Etah, and Hathras have all completed their work so far. It also includes places like Sitapur, Kasganj, Badaun, Barabanki, Ayodhya, and Shamli.
“Through the combined efforts of the Excise, Sugar Industry and Sugarcane Development Department, about 30 units of Excise Department and 45 sugar mills have ensured that in every district, there is at least one community health centre or district hospital with 35-45 beds having full-time oxygen supply through oxygen generators,” it also said.
The district magistrate and chief central officer will select the hospitals for the task.
According to the statement, the project will cost between 50 and 60 lakhs per hospital. A letter has also been written to Air India, requesting that the airline airlift these machines and deliver them to the hospitals as quickly as possible.
Covid-19 is wreaking havoc in Uttar Pradesh, spreading beyond major cities to towns and villages across the country’s most populous state. The state reported 28,076 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, along with 33,117 discharges and 372 deaths.
The devastating Covid-19 outbreak has resulted in a severe shortage of oxygen cylinders, making it difficult for patients’ families to even obtain essential medications.
The Allahabad High Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government for an update on the Covid-19 situation in the countryside, as well as the measures it is considering to combat the virus’s spread.
A Bench comprised of Justice Siddharth Verma and Justice Ajit Kumar asked the government about a policy that would allow all people in the state to be inoculated within the next three to four months.
